by

—

. alcher 1 Tfviam

Neuer way mn an; fait

4144 ' trachy go / ik D's 2X a (- "my rent ſpon ſome | *la mw Donne acc ording t » the Greeks

Br te 0: 5 Gam not

A—

__

FD. Bj

ro Ni mor mo# £3

= 4 - —_— —— CG __N— -_ -

MEN, HENRIE- THRICE . Royall inheritor t6 the ontted kingitfoms -

| of Great BxITTAINE, &c. '*

KILNDII How zi o1:1e and? +38] Ince perfeR bappineſſe; by Princes ſought, //-/// / (1 YES, ; Is nor with birgh,borne, nor Exchequers boughts / '/ > JR] Norfollowes ingreat Traines; nor is pofleſt.: > - 1 Z i) V Vithany outward Stare; burmakeshimbleſt. 31140 1 That gouernes inward; and beholderhtheare; 00 111 1ict” All his affections ſtand abouthim batez :/ ail eoon int? That by his power can ſend to Towte;and death, : i) + 1 | + All rraitrous paſſions; marſhalliog beneath His juſtice, his meere wilh and in his minde Holds ſuch a ſcepter, as can keepe cotfmde His whole lifes actions in theroyall bougds Of Vertue and Religion) and theirgrounds Takes-in, to ſow his honours, his delighes, And complete empire. You ſhould leatnerheſc rights (Great Prince of men) by Princely prefidenrs;; -;.; V Vhich here, in all kinds, my true zealeprefents Tofurniſh your youths groundworke, and firſt States Andlet you ſec, one Godlike mancreare:: . All forts of worthieſtimen; ro be comriu'd In your worth onely, giuing him reuiu'd, ; For whoſe life, Alexander wonld haue giuen | One of his kingdomes : who/(as ſence from beauen, Fry Andthinking well;that fo\diwbea creature. ..- :o19bnA V Vould neuer more enrich the race of Nature) TY

bs. DAM

—

The Epiſtle Dedicatorie.

CU

Keprashis Crowne his workes; His Angels; inall power, to rule his will. And would affirme that Homers poclic Did moreaduance his Aſian vigtorie, - Then all bis Armies. Oltis wondrous much

(Though nothing priſde)tharthe right yerruous wack”

Of a well written foule, to yvertue moues, Nor haue we ſoules to purpoſe, iftheir loues

_ Offirring obie&s be norſoinflam'd.

How much hen, werethis IEEE: "ak maine ſoale maid,

To want this great

Thatmouein \ mos ſoules? AllRea Realmes hos yours,

Arc honor'd with him; and hold bleſt that State That hauc his workesto reade and contemplate. In which, Humanirie ro hier height is raiſde;

VVhichallthe world (yer, none encugh)bab praiſde.

Seas, earth, and heauen, he did in verſe compriſe; Our-ſung the Muſes, anddid equaliſe Their king Apollo; being ſo farre from cauſe Of Princes lightth that their May findeſtuffe *— by his li Throughallthepo And gracethall his Ss Then letlie Your Lutes, and Viels and morelottily Makethe Heroiques of your Homer ſung, To Drums and Trumpers ſerhis Angels tongue: And with the Princely ſport of Haukes you yſc, Behold the kingly flight ofhis high Muſe:

And ſee how like = Phoenix ſhe renues

Her age, andſtarrie feathers in your ſunne; Thouſands of yeares attending; euerie one Blowingthe holy fire, and throwing in

Their ſeaſons,kingdomes,nations thathauebin Subuerted inthem; lawes, religions, all

Offerd to Change, and greedic Funerall; Yerſtillyour ce laſting, liuing, raigning;

—_— | mesRiilthe ſhines,

And proues, how firme Truth builds in Poe faining,

A Princes ſtatue, or in Marble

Or fel, gal andlrindobepnantdon \ EB Aloft on Pillars, orPytamides; - 1119! ob.m2 oy

Time in loweſt ruinegmayuluptellay: T2 36] thi gant Burt, drawne with all hisvenuesin leard verſe; ' T2qof Fame ſhall rcſfound them owOblivions herſe, ! Till grauesgaſpe with her blaſts; ind deadmentile. No gold can follow, whererue Pgeſte flies.”

Then lernorthis Diuinitieinearth (Deare Prince) befleighted, as ſhe were thebinh” Ofidle Fancie; ſince ſhe workes ſo hie: Norlether poorediſpoſer (Learning) lie Stil bed-rid ow which, being in men defac't; Inmen (with them) is Gods brightimageracs For, as the Sunne, and Moone, arefigures given Ofhis refulgent Deitie in Heauen: So, Learning, and her Lightner, Pocſic, Incarth preſent his fierie Maieſtie. | Nor are Kings like him, fincetheir Diademes Thunder, and lighten,and proie&braue beames, Bur ſince they his cleare yvertues emulate; In Truth and luſtice, i his State; In Bounrie, and cate. + a they ſhine; Then which, is nothing (like him) morediuine: Not Fire, not Light; the Sunnesadmired courſe; The Riſe, nor Setof Starres;nor alltheir force In vs, and allthis Cope beneath the Skie; Nor great Exiſtence,term'd his Trealurie. Since nor, forbeinggreareſt, heis bleſt;' *' Bur being luſt, andicallvertzerdet £ pps

V Vhar ſers his luſtice, and his Truth; beſt forth,

(Beſt Prince) then vſe beſt; which is Poclies worth,” For, as great Princes, well inform'd and deekt ** : VVithgraciousvertue;giue more furgefſegs 17 5 Toher perfwalions, pleatures;veull wontdg10"! W907 214 14 Then all th'inferiourſubieRs(hefers forthg's'!'''" * 2 Since there, ſhe ſhinesar full;bath om OY b'

>. FReaaCC TT EROMRR_— - "

_——

The Epiſtle Dedicatorie.

—

The ſoule,

.VVith leauesand branches r

; Power, fortune, honor, fittocleuate

Herheauenly merits ;and@ firthey are e

Since ſhe was made for them, and

So, Truth, with Poeſic gract, is fairerfarre, ':

More proper, mouing, chaſte, and regular, - /: '

Then when ſherunnes away with vntruſst Proſe,

Proportion, thatdoth orderly diſpole -—

Her vertuous treaſure, and is Queene of Graces;

In Poeſic, decking her with choiceſt Phraſes,

Figures and numbers; when looſe Proſe purs on

Plaineletter-habits; makes her trot, vpon

Dull earthly buſineſle (ſhe being meere diuine:)

Holds herto homely Cates, and harſh hedge-wine,

That ſhould drinke Poeſies NeRar; euerie way

One madefor other, as the Sunne and Day,

Princes and vertues. And, as ina ſpring,

The plyant water, mou'd with any thing

Lerfa!l into ir, purs her motion our

In perfect circles, thatmoue roundabout

The gentle fountaine, one anorher, raiſing:

So Truth, and Poeſie worke; ſoPocſieblazing,

All ſubie&s falne in her exbauſtleſſe fount,

VVorks moſt exatly; makesatrue account

Ofallthingsto her high diſcharges giuen,

Till all be circular, and round as heauen. Andlaſtly, greatPrince, marke and pardon me;

As ina flouriſhing, andripefruite Tree,

Nature hath —_ the barke to ſauethe Bale,

The Bole, the ſappe;the ſappe, rodeckethewhole

hey, tobcare and ſhicld

The vſefull fruice; thefruite ir ſelfe to yeeld

Guard to the kernell, and forthatall thoſe

(Since out ofthar againe, the whole Treegrowes:) -

So, in our Tree of man, whoſe neruic Roote Springs in his top; fromthenceeuento his foore, There runnesa muruall aide,through all his

Allioyn'd in onerto ſerue his Queene of Arn,

for her: ial

——e td nd ir. Ge <4 4 WS, 2.1 one & od a Oe td

The Epiſtle Dedicatorie. In which, doth Poclſic, like the kernell lie Oſcurd; though her Promerheanfacultic | Can create men,and makecuendeathtoliue, . - For which ſheſhouldliue honor'd; Kingsſhould giue Comfort and helpe to her, tharſhe mighftill _ Hold yp their ſpirits-in vertue; make the will, T hat gouernes inthem, to the power conform'd; The powerto iuſtice; thatthe ſcandals, ſtornvd Againſt the poore Dame, cleardby your faire Grace, Your Grace may ſhine the clearer, Herlowplace, Not ſhewing her, the higheſt leaues obſcure. VVho raiſeker, raiſethem(clues: and he firs ſure,

V'Vhom her wing'd hand aduanceth; finceon ir Erernitie doth(crowning Vertue) ſit-

All whoſe poore ſeed, like violers intheir beds,

Now grow with boſome-hung, and hidden heads, For whom I muſt ſpeake ( their Fate conuinces

Me, worſt ofPoets) to you, belt of Princes,

By the moſt hunuble and fait hfull omplorer for the s , p |

. wo—_—— —_— A Ls.

. ED ——_— ww - OY —

EMCI YT ISS fo A eas

AN ANAGRAM OF THE NAME OF OVR DRAD PRINCE, MY MOST... -, Gracious andſacred Mecenas;

HENRYE PRINCE OF VVALES OVR SVNN, HEYR, PEACE, LIFE.

FEE E ro v5 as thy great Name doth import, ge Ml (Princeof the people;) nor ſuppoſe it vaine, A Al That m this ſecret, and propherique ſort, => | Thy Name and Nobleſt Title doth comtaine So much right to cos; and as great agood. * Nature doth nothing vainly; much leſſe Art 1-watt Perfefting Nature.:No ſpirit in our blood, " 8 But in our ſoules diſcourſes bearesa part. What Nature giues at randon inthe one, Inth other ,orderd, our duine part ſerwes. Thouart not H xy & then, to our State alone; But SvxN, PEACE, LiFs. And what thy powre deſerues Of vs, and our good, in thy vrmoſt ſtrife; Shall make thee to thy ſelfe, HExs, Svnx,Prace, Lite,

%

TO THE SACRED FOVNTAINE OF PRINCES; SOLE EMPRESSE OF .

BEAVTIE AND VERTVE;, ANNE, Queene of England, &c.

Ith whatſoeuer Honour we adorne Your Royal iſſue; we muſt gratulate yow Imperial Soueraigne. Who of you is borne, | | Is you; One Tree, make both the Bole, and Bow. Ii > be honour thento i toyne you both To ſuch a powerfull worke, as ſhall defend Both from F-0k Death, and Ages ougly Morh; This is an Honor, that (ball newer end. 3 They know not vertue then, that know not what A The -yertwe of defending vertue is : 7 It comprehends the guard of all your Staze, 3 And ioynes your Greatneſſe to as great a Bliſſe. Shield vertue,and aduance her then, Great Queen;

And make this Booke your Glaſſe, to make it ſcene.

Your Maicſties in all ſubietion moſt

4 FIQMNEL mV - 4 4, TO THE READER.”

fas £0 with foule hands you touch theſe holy Riter; P14 Andwith preindicacies too prophane, DE Paſe Homer , i= your other Þ vets ſleights; > Waſh here. In this Porch to his numwerons Phane, DES Heare ancient Oracle: ſpeaks ,and tell you whom Ton haxe to cenſure. Firſt then Silius heave, thrice was C onſull in renowned Rome; Whoſe verſe {ſaith Martiall ) nothing ſhall out-weare,

Silius lealicus, Lib, 13»

E, in Elem, having caſt hiseye Vood —_ a Youth, whoſe haire ich purple Ri braided curiouſly, 1 Hung on his ſhoulders wondrous brightand faireg —*B$aid, Virgine, Whats he whoſe face XX Shines paſt all others, as the Mome the Night; hom many maruelling ſoules, from place to place, Purſue, and haunt, with ſounds of ſuch _— Whoſe countenance(wer'tnotin the Stygian ſhade) Would make me, queſtionleſſe, belecue he were A verie God. The learned Virgine made This anſwer: If thou ſhouldſt belecue it here, Thou ſhouldſtnoterre: he well deſeru'd tobe - Eſtcem'd a God; nor held his ſo-much breaſt A little preſence of the Deitie: His verſe comprilſde earth, ſeas, ſtarres, ſoulesatreſt; In ſong, the Muſes he did equaliſe; In honor, Phebw: he was onely ſoule; Saw all things ſpher'd in Nature, withour eyes, And raiſde your Troy vp to the ſtarrie Pole. Glad Scipio, viewing well this Prince of Ghoſts, Said, O if Fates would giue this Poet leaue, To ing the ats done by the Romane Hoalts, How much beyond, would future times receiue The ſame faQts, made by any other knowne? O bleſt Aacides! ro haue the That outot ſuch a mouth, thou beſhowne To wondring Nations, as enticht the race Ofall times future, wich what he did know; Thy vertue, with his verſe, ſhall cucrgrow.

—_ —— =

TO THE READER. *»

Iderm.lib. 17.

cap.F,

Idem,lb.25;

cape 3+

| Now heare an Angell ſing our Poets Fame,

And as when bright Hy

Whom F ate, for bu dinine ſong , gaze that name. | AngelusPolitianus, in Nurricia. More living, then in old Demodocus, Fame glories to waxe yong in Homer: verle. | > on holds to vs His golden Torch; weſce the ſtarres diſperſe, And cuery way flie heauey; the pallid Moone Euenalmoſt vaniſhing before his fight: So with the dazling beames of Homers Sunne, All other ancient Poets loſe their lighr, Whom when Apollo heard, out of his ſtarre, Singing the godlike Adts of honor'd mens Andequalling the aQuall rage of warre, With onely the diuine ſtraines of his pen, He ſtood amaz'd, and freely did confeſle Himſelfe was equall'd in CAtconides.

Next, heart the grane and learned Plinic w/e His cenſure of our ſacred Poets Muſe,

ks

Plin. Nat, kift. hb. 7. Cap 29. . U

Tarnd into verſe; thatno Prote may come ne ate Homer, Whom ſhall we chooſe the gloric of all wits,

Held through ſo many ſorts of diſcipline, WV.

And ſuch varictie of workes, and ſpirits; But Grecian Homer? like whom none did ſhine, "_ For forme of worke and matter. Andbecauſe | Our proud doome of him may ſtand iuſtified By nobleſt iudgements; and recceiue applauſe In ſpite of enuie, andilliterate pride; Great c Macedon, amongſt his matchleſle ſpoiles, Tooke from rich Perſza (on his Forrunes caſt) A Casket finding (full of precious oyles) Form'dall ofgold, with wealthy ſtonesenchac't: Hetooke the oyles our; and his neareſt friends Askt, in what better guard it might be v{dc? All giving their conceiprs, to ſeucrall ends; Heanfſwerd ; His affcions rather chulde An vſe quite oppoſite to all their kinds: And Homersbookes ſhould with that guard be feru'd; That the moſt precious worke of all mens minds, ; In the moſt precious place, might bepreſeru'd. The Fount of wit was Homer; Learnings Syre, And gaue Antiquitie, herliuing fire,

V® _ of like praiſe, I could heape on this, men more ancient,and more learn'd then theſe: Bur fince true Vertue, cnough louely is _

——_

x a «a i; T7. EE KF: ft.

""_* ——_— T—

TO THE READER. *

With her owne beauties; allthe ſuffrages -. Oforhers omit; and would more faine L24- That Homer, for himfclfe, ſhould be belou'd Who euerie ſort of loue-worth did containe., Which how I haue in my conuerfion prou'd, I muſt confeſſe, I hardly dare referre Toreading iudgements; ſince, ſo generally, Cuſtome hath made cucn th'ableſt Agentserre In theſe tranſlations; all fo much apply - Their paines and cunnings,word for word to render! Their patient Authorsz when they'may as well, - | Make fiſh with fowle, Camels with Whales engender, Or their tongues ſpeech, in other mouths-.compell. For, cuen as different a production Aske Greeke and Engliſh; (inceas they in ſounds, Andletters, ſhunne one forme, and vniſon, So haue their ſenſe, andelegancie bounds In their diſtinguiſht natures, and require Onely a judgement to make both conſent,

®Z1n ſenſceand elocution, and aſpire

As well to reach the ſpirit that was ſpent

*Z&F In his exanplez as with arte to pierce

His Grammar, and etymologicof words.

EF Bur, as great Clerkes, can write no Engliſh verſe;.- *

Becauſe ( alas! great Clerks ) Engliſh affords ( Say they) no height, nor copic;arude toung, ' (Since tis their Natiue ) : but in Greeke'or Lati Their writs are rare; for thence true Pocſieſprong: Though them ( Truth knowes) they hauebutskil tochat-in, Compard with that they might lay in their ownez - Since thither th'others full ſoule cannot make - The ample tranſmigration tobe ſhowne | In Nature-louing Poeſie: Sothe brake That thoſe Tranſlators ſticke in, that affect Their word-for-word traduQtions( where they loſe The free grace of their naturall Diale&t And ſhametheir Authors, with a forced Gloſe) Tlaugh toſee; and yet as much abhorre More licence from the words, then may expreſſe ' Their full compreſſion, and makecleare the Author, '* ' From whoſetruth, if you thinkemy feet digreſke, - ' Becauſe vſe needfull Periphraſes; 34201 Reade YValla,Heſſus, that in LatineProſe, And Verſe conuert himzreade the ©Meſrines,” That into Tuſcan turns him; and the.Gloſe Graue Sale/makes in French, as hetran(larcs; Which ( for th'aforeſaide reaſons) all muſt doo; And ſce that my conuexfion muchabates hk

"To THE READER.

Thelicencethey take, and more ſhowes him too: Whoſe ers. all thoſe great learn'd men haue done ( In ſome maine parts) that were his Commentars: But ( asthe i!luſtration of the Sunne Should be attempred by the erring ſtarres) They fail'dto ſearch his deepe, and treaſurous hart. The cauſe was, ſince they wantedthe fitkey rhepewer f'na- OF Nature, in their down-right ſtrength of Art, twreabeue Art With Poeſie, to open Police, - i 2oeſie. Which in my Poeme of the myſteries Reueal'd in Homer, I will clearely proue. Till whoſe neere birth, ſuſpend your Calumnies, And farre-wide impurations of ſelfe loue, Tis turther from me, then the worſt that reades; Profeſsing me the worſt of all that wright: Yet what, in following one, that brauely The worſt may (how, [ct this proofe hold thelight. Burt grant it cleere: yet hath detrationgor My blinde fide, in the forme, my verſe puts on; Much like a dung-hill Maſtife, that dares not Aſſaultthe man he barkes at; but the ſtone He throwes at him, takes in his cager iawes, And ſpoyles his teeth beczuſe they —_ The long verſc hath by proofe receiud a c Beyond each other number: and the foie, That ſquint-ey'd Enuie takes, is cenſur'd plaine. For, this long Poeme askes this length of verſe, Which I my (clte ingenuouſly maintaine Toolong, our ſhorter Authors to reherſe, 0wr Engl/h And, for our tongue, that ſtill is ſoempayr'd languageaboue By trauailing hoguiſts; I canproue itcleare,

all others, for

Kbythwcal Thatno tongue hath the Muſes vtterance heyr'd

Poefie, For verſe, and that ſweet Muſique to theeare Strooke out of rime, ſo naturally as this; Our Monoſyllables, ſo kindly fall And meete, oppoldcin rime, as they did kifle: French and [talian, moſt immerricall; Their many ſyllables, in harſh Colliſion, Fall as they brake their necks; their baſtard Rimes. Saluting as they iuſtl'd in tranſition, And cout teeth on edge; nor tunes, nor times Kept in their falles. And methinkes, their long words Shew in ſhort verſe, as ina narrow A Two oppoſites ſhould meet, with two-hand ſwords Vnweildily , without or vſc or grace. Thus havingrid the rubs, and ſtrow'dtheſe flowers In our thrice ſacred Homers Engliſh way; What reſts to make him, yet more worthy yours?

R TO THE READER

Tocite more prayſe ofhim, were mecre delay To your glad ſearches, for what thoſe men found, Thar gaue his prailc, paſt all, ſo high aplacez Whoſe vertucs were ſo many, and ſo cround, Byall conſents, Diuine; that not tograce, Or adde increaſe to them, the world doth need Another Homer; but cuen torchearſe | Andnumber them: they did ſomuch exceed; * Men thought him not a manz but thathus verſe Some meere celeſtiall nature did adorne . IPs Andall may well conclude, itcould not be, + That forthe place where any man was borne, - So long, and mortally, could dilagree > So many Nations, as for Homer ſtriu'd, WM: Valeſle his ſpurre in them , had bene diuine. X Thenend their ſtrife , and loue him (thus reuiu'd) As borne in Enzland: (ce him ouer.ſhine All other. Countrie Poets ; and truſtchis, > That whoſe-ſocucr Muſe dares vic her wing ; *X Whenhis Muſe flies, ſhe will be truſs't-by his; x And (how as ifa Bernacle ſhould ſpring 2X Beneath an Eagle. In none (ince was ſeene A ſoule o tull of heauen as carth's in him. O! it our moderne Pocfic had beene As louely as the Ladic he did lymne, Whar barbarous worldling, groueling after gaine, Could vſc her louely parts, with foch rude] hate, As now ſhe ſuffers vnder euery ſwaine? Since then tis nought but her abuſe and Fate, That thus empaires her; what is thisto her As ſheis reall? or in naturall right? But (ince in true Religion men ſhould erre As much as Poeſic, ſhould th'abuſe excite Thelike contempt of her Diuinitic? And that her truth, and right ſaint ſacred Merites, In moſt liues, breed but reverence formally , What wonder is't if Poefie inherits Much leſſe obfcruance, being but Agent for her, And ſingerof her lawes, that others ſay? Forth then ye Mowles, ſonnes of the earthabhorre her, Keepe ſtill on in the durty vulgar way, Till durt receiue your ſoules, to which ye vow; - And with your poiſon'd ſpirits bewitch our thrifts, Ye cannot ſo deſpiſe vsas we you, Nor onegof you, aboue his Mowlchill lifts His earthy Minde; bur, as a fort of beaſts, Keptby their Guardians, neuer care to heare Their manly voices; but when, intheir = 2

Pa

— —

TO THE READER.

—

They breathe wild whiſtles; and the beaſts rude care -Hearcstheir Curres barking; then by heapes they flie, m—_—_ together: So men, beaſtly giuen, The manly foulcs voice (ſacred Pochic, Whoſe Hymnes the Angels ever ſing in heauen): Contemne, and heare not: but when brutiſh noiſes (For Gaine, Luſt, Honour, in litigious Proſe) Are bellow'd-our, and cracke the rous VOICES Of Turkiſh Sentors; O! yeleane to thoſe, Like itching Horſe, to blockes, or hi -poles; And breake nought but the dot _ wealth, All In all your Documents; your Afinine ſoules (Proudoftheir burthcns) fecle not how they gall. Bur as an Aſle, that ina fic ld of weeds Affectsathiſtle, and falles fiercely toitz + - Thar pricks, and gals him; yet he feeds, and bleeds; . Forbearesa while, and licks; but cannot woo it Toleaue the ſharpnes; when (ro wreake his ſmart) He beartes it with his foote; then backward kickes, Becauſe the Thiſtle gald his forward part; Norleaues till all beeate, for all the prickes; Then falles to others with as hote a ſtrife; And in that honourable warre doth waſte The tall heate of his ſtomacke, and his life: So, inthis world of weeds, you worldlings taſte Your moſt-lou'd dainties; with ſuch warre,buy peace, _— fortorment; vertue kicke for vice; Cares, for your ſtates, do with your ſtates increaſe: And thoughye dreame ye feaſt in Pazadiſe, Yet Reaſons Day-light, ſhewes yeat your meate Aſſesat Thil hes bleeding as ye cate.

A . ' .” 7 CY = = * = . * - p q _ a» o CF hs # - 4 Sw A 4 . o 4 Lon A E - * = rs I tbe Ca 4 - <- RY PIEY —_— Mm 4 Zo YO ———————— ———_—_— Oe,

w# , 4 1 "*; »

54 KEFI 40 - #4 Þ THE ' READER. > I F all bookes extant in all kinds , Homer i 1he firfl and beſt, Ng ane Albnierefte- PCN before bi(Loſephius of irmes,) nor befere hies( ſaith Velleius Pater. "i 1 ts cu/us) was there any whom he imitated; nor after him, any 1hat cond LO? Ml imitate him. And that Poeſie may be no canſe of detratinn from al the © Sr LY eminence we giue vim; Spondanus(preferring it 18 all Ariz and ſci. ences) vnanſwerably argues and proues. For to the glory of God and the ſinging of bis zlories , ( no man dares deny ) man nas chiefly made. And what art this chiefe end of man,with ſo mach excitation and expreſſion as n_ Dauid, Salomon, lob, Efay, Ieremy, &c. «hiefly wſing 1hat to the end aboveſaid. Anil ſince = theexcellence of it cannot beobtained by the labor and art of man( as all eaſily confeſſe 7 #1) it muſt needs be aabnowledged, « diuint infaſion.T o prone which in a word, thi =X d:ſlich, (m or eftimation) ſerues ſomething nearthy: — Great Pocſic, blind Homer, makes all ſce Thee capable of all Arrs, none of thee, ID For out of him(according to onr maſt grane and indicial Plutarch) ave all Arts dedu- ced,confirmed,or illuſtrated. 1t u not horfor the worlds vilifying of #,1hat can make it wile: for ſo we might argue, &+ blaſpheme the moſt incomparably ſacred.it is not of the world 1odeed: but (like Truth) bides it ſelfe fro it. Nor is there any ſuch reality of wiſdomes truth in all bumane excellence as in Poets fictions. T hat auſ vulgar of liſh receipt of Poeticall licence being of all knowing men to be exploded; (accepting ity. ts if Poets had a tale-telling priniledge above others,) no Artiit being ſo ftritth inextricably confined to all the lawes of learning , wiſedome , and truth , as a Poet. For were not his fictions compoſed of the ſinewes and ſoules of all thoſe; how canld _ they differ farre from , and be combined with eternitie? To all ſciences therefore 1 muſt till (with our learned and ingenious Spondanus)preferre it ; as haning a per. petuall commerce with the dinine Maieſly,cmbracing and illuſtrating al his moſt holy precepts;and enioying continuall diſcourſe with his thrice perfect, and moſt comfarts- ble ſpirit. And 45 the comtemplatiue life 1s moſt worthily cx dininely preferred by Pla- to, to the attine; as mach as the head 18 the fortetheeye tothe hand, reaſon to ſencez the ſoule to the bodie: the endit ſelfe yo all things direed tothe end: quiet to mation, and Eternitie 10 Time, ſo much preferre I diuine Poeſie 10 all worldly wiſtdewe. To the onely ſhadow of whoſe worth yet , 1 entitle nat the bold rimes of twerie Apiſh and impudent Braggart, (though he dares aſſume any thing ) (uch I turne over to the wee: #112 of Cobwebs,and [hall but chatter on moleh:ls (farre vnder the bill ofthe Muſes) when their apmanns/ 4 and ambition bath aduanced them bighc#tPoefie is the flower of the Sunne, & diſdains to open tothe eye of a candle.So kings bide their trea- ſares on fro the valgar, ne cuileſcant (ſaith our Spond. )we bane ſacred enoughthat true Poeſies Aannility poverty OF conterupt are —_— | n9t vanity.Bray then,and barke agajuſt.it ye Wolf-fas't worldlingsyghat nothing bug A 3 honors

. w 7. C3w 2

og

= ——

- _ <— —— — R@—— @O2D— WO ———— _ OO} {O—o_—_ .

q——_—_ a

——

— -W—— »

i. M_—_

"THE PREFACE TY

honvors, riches, and magiſtracie, neſtio quos, wrgide ſpiraris ( that /mey uſe the 4s of our friend ſt1ll,) Qui lolas leges Iuftemianas creparis; paragraph

rr um plaequimen pris, 8c. 1for ) ſhall ever efteeme it

much more manly and ſacred , in this 4s to fit till 1 finke into my rawe,then ſhine in your Vainglorious nd rmpieties; al your poore policies, wfty Nut. LAnd much

wi png. ery ee more valning then a m leſſe 1 wey the frontleſſe d:trattions of ſome ſtapide ignorants, that no more knowing me. then their owne beaſtly ends, and I, ewer(10 my knowledge) bleſt from their heh, whiſper behind me vilifyings of my tranſlation : ont of the French affirming t

when both in French and all other languages but his owne,our withall-skill enric Poet ju ſo poore and npleaſing , that no man can diſcerne from whence flowed his ſo generally giuen eminence,and admiration. And ther fore (by any reaſonable creatures conference,of my ſleight comment , and conner ſion) it will ef appeare bow 1 ſhunne them : and whether the originall be my rule or not. In which, be ſhall eaſily ſee, I n- derſtand the under flandings of all other i er; and commenters in places hr mort depth importance, and rapture.In whoſe ſition and illuſlration of 1 abhorre fhom the ſence that others wreſt and racke out of bom, let my bet detrattor examine how the Greeke word warrants me. For my other freſh fry let them fry in their fooliſh gals, nothing ſo much weighed as the barkings of puppies, or foiftinghounds, too vile 20 thiake of our ſacred Homer , or ſet their prophane feete within their lines lengths of his threſholds. If 1 fail in ſomething, let my full per formance in other ſome retore me ; haſte ſpurring me on with other necefties. For a4 at my concluſion 1 proteſt , ſo here at my entrance,leſſe then fifteene weekes was the time, in which all the laſt twelue books wert entirely new tranſlated.No coference had with any one lining in al the no- welties I preſume I bane found.Only ſome one or two places 1 haue ſhewed to my worthy and moſt learned friend,M.Harriots,for his cenſure how much mine owne weighed: whoſe tudgement and —_— in all kends,1 know to be incomparable and bottom- leſſe:yeagto be admired 43 much,as bis moſt blameles life and the right ſacred expence of his time,js to be bonoured and rexerenced. Which affirmation of his cleare vnmat- chedneſſe in all manner of learning, I make in contempt of that naſtie obiettion often thruit upon me; that he that will iudge guſt know more then he of whom he indgeth;, for ſoa man ſhould know neither God nor himſelf. Another right learned honeſt and entirely lowed friend of mine,M.Robert Hews,1 maſt needs put m1o my confeſt con-

. ference touching Homer, though very little more then that I had wth M_Hartiots.

Which two, I prote#, aye all, and preferred to all. Nor charge I their authornies with any allowance of my generall labour,but onely of thoſe one or two places which for in- ſtances of my innouation,and bow it ſhewed to them 1 imparted.If any taxe me for too much periphraſis or circumlocation in ſome places , let them reade Lautentius Val- Ia, 4nd Eobanus Heſſus, who exther uſe ſuch ſhorineſſe as cometh nothing home to Homeror where they [hunthat fault are ten parts more paraphraitical then 1. As for

« Example, one place I will trouble you (if you pleaſe) to conferre with the originall and owe interpreter ”_- all, It is in the endof the third booke, and is Hellens | my to Ve-

nus. fetching her to Paris, from ſeeine hu cowardly combat with Menelaus : part 0 which ſpeech will here _ Jong | ” NIE Owe by ror Sov A nitarteer Marthece Nixions, OC, For ante the common readers trouble here, I muſt referre the more Greekiſh to the reſt of the ſpeech in Homer , whoſe tranſlation ad verbum 65 Spondanus , /will here cite ; end then pray you to conferre it with that k which

TO THE READER.

which followeth of Valla. Quoniam vero _ Alexandram, cMenelaus P vicitz vult odiolam me domumabducerey -. | was 4 vero nunc dolum(ccu dolos) cogitansaducniſti? Sede apud ipſum vadens, deorum via, - —_ vnquam tuis pedibus reuertaris in ccelum,

ſemper circa cum #rumnas perfer,& ipſum ſcrua Donec te vel vxorem faciat, vel hic ſernam,&c. Valla thus:

QuoniamviRo Paride, Menelaws, me miſcram, eſt reportaturus ad hres, ideo tu, ideo falſa ſub imagine veniſti , vt me deciperes ob tuam nimi« am in Peridembeneuolentiazeo dum illi ades, dum illi ſtudes,dum pro illo ſatagis, dum illum obſeruas atque cuſtodis, deorum commercium reliquiſti, nec ad cos reuerſura es amplitzs;aded (quantum ſuſpicor)aut Vxor cius _— = —_— = oc

Wherein note if there ſuch thing as m «i Homer to

(as be thrukes) gs. , for the more pleaſure of the ads rnigy 5 onerplus dam illi ades, dum ill ſtudes,dum pro illo ſatagis, dum illum

atque cuſtodis,deorum commercium reliquiſti. Wbich ( beſides his ſuper fluitie

77 $5 viterly falſe. For where he ſarth, rcliquiſti deorum commercium, Hellen ſai

= of her too much

WE, = O17 4700079 poten pen wary abnega,or abnue vias, __ ”( vel avo-

3 69207 1,45 18 45 ſed poeticalhy )ſignifym: ,orabnuere;c+ H (1 contempt no, yo FIG 4 be rac lacs xdeom eb Par 8 #/ll he make her his wife or ſernant; ſcoptically or ſcornefully me it : which both Valla, Eobanus, and all other on ( but theſe ad nd anary os utterly muſt, And this one example | thought neceſſarie to inſert bere_, to ſhew my detradtors that they haue no re4ſon to vilifie my circumlocution ſometimes, when their motl ap. proned Grecians, Homers imterpreters, generally bold him fit to be ſo connerted. Tet how mach 1 differ, and with what authoritie, let my impartial, andindiciall reader iudze. Almaies concetuing how pedamticall and abſurd an affeation it is , in the in- terpretation of any _ ( _ wy of Homer) to tarn him word for word;when (according to Horace and of iners 10 tranſlators ) it is 1 knowing = tudiciall imterpreter , tin, mo tbe — and order Loa Ayre the materiall things themſelues , and ſemtences to weigh diligently ;, and toclothe and adorne them with words , and ſuch a file and forme of Oration , as are moſt apt for the language into which they are connerted. If 1 bave not turned him in any place {if ly ( 4s all other his imerpreters haue in many and mo#t of bis chiefe places, )if 1

not leſt behind me any of his ſentence elegancie height jntention,and invention.if n ſome few places (eſpecially in my firſt edition being done ſo long ſince | camon tract) I be ſomthing paraphraſticall o faultyyis #t inſtice in that poore fault (if they will needs hawe it ſo) to drowne all the reſt of my labour? But there is a certaine enuious Windfucker that hower; vp and downe Jaborionſly engroſſing al the aire with bis luxurious ambition, and buzzing into enery eare my detract me Iturne Homer out of the Latine onely Cc. that ſets all his aſſociates, and the rabble of my maligners on their wings with bim, to beare about my empaive , and poyſon ny reputation, One that, as he thinkes, whatſoever he gines 19 others, be takes fr om hims- felfe, (3 whatſoeuer he takes from others, he addes 10 himſelfe, One that in this hinde of robberie, doth like Mercurie, that flole good, and ſupphed it —_—

A4

l—

—

THE PREFACE

flill. One like the two gluttons, Phyloxcnus and Gnatho , that would ſiill epris their noſes in the diſhes they loued , that no man might eate but themſelues, Forſo this Caſtrill, with 100 hote 4 liver , 4nd lu#t after his owne glorie , and to devonre all himſelfe , diſconrageth all appetites to the fame of another. 1 bawe flriken ſingle him 4: you can. Nor note1 this, — marr os , 07 plaſters aut of por -70 1 way of mine owne efimation with the world, for 1reſolue this with the wilfally obſcure;

Sine honore viuam, nulloq; numero ero.

Without mens honors I will ue, and make

No number, in the manleſſe courſe they take. Cy But to diſcourage (if it might be) the generall detralion of induſtrieus, and well- weaning vertae. 1 know 1 cannot too much diminiſh , and deiett my ſelfe z, yet that paſring little that I am, God onely knowes, to whoſe ever-implored reſpett , and com-

1will mend what is amiſſe (God aſsiſiing me) and amplific my harſh Comment to Homerts farre more right, and mine owne earneſt , and ingenious loue of him, Net- wihſt nel know the curious and enaions will nexer fit downe ſatisfied. CA man may go ener and oner , till be come ouer and oner , and his paines be onely hisrecom-

E:2.bu what is perceiued by few. Homer himſelfe hath met with my fortune,in ma- ny maligners, and therefore may my poore-ſelfe , put vp with motion. And ſo luile_ 1 will reſpet# malignitie , and ſo much enconrage my ſelfe with mine owne knowne_ ftrength, and what | finde within me, of comfort, and confirmance; (examining my ſelfe throughout, with a farre more iealous and ſenere eye , then my greateſt eneme, i« milating this: ; Tudex ipſe ſui totum ſeexploratad vnguem, &c.)

That after theſe [liads , I will ( God lending me life and any meaneſt meanes ) with more labour then I bane lo#t here , andall vnchecks alacritie , diue through bis O- dyſſes. Nor can 1 forget here ( but with all heartie gratitude remember ) my mo#t ancient, learned, and right noble friend M. Richard Stapilton, firſt moſt deſcrifull mouer in the frame of our Homer, ' For which (and much other mo#t ingenious utterly undeſerned deſert) God make me amply his requiter; and be his honorable fa+ milies ſpeedy and full reſtorer. In the meane ſpace , 1 tntreate my impartiall , and'in- diciall Reader 1 that all 7s, the guicke he will not pare; but humancly and nobly

pardon defetts, and if be find any thing perfett, rectiue it wnenuied. |

Of Homer.

O F bis countrey, and time, the difference is ſo infinite among ſt all writers , that kf there is no queſtion (in my conieFare ) of br amtiquitie beyond all. Towhich 6+ pinion, the neareſt I will cite; Adam Cedrenus placeth him wnder Davids & Solo» mons rale,c the deflruttion of T 4 ng Sauls. And of one age with Solomon, Michael Glycas Siculus ffirmeth him, Ariſtotle (in tertio de Poetica) affirmes be was borne inthe Ile of Io , begot of a Genius, one of them that wſed to dance with the Muſes,and « virgine of that Ilecompreſt by that Genius, who bei quicke with cbild ( for ſhame of the deed) came into a place called gina, and there was taken of theeues, and brought to Smyrna, 18 M200 king of the Lydians, who for her beaw- tre maried ber, After which, ſhe walking neare the flood Meletes, on that ſhore be+ 87g oweriaken with the throwes of her delezerie , ſhe brought foorth Homer, and in-

- fort, I onely ſubmit me. If any further edition of theſe my ſillie endewors ſhall chance,

: exery man is ſo loded with his particalar head, and nothing in all reſpedts per« |

S 05 Uh 6

—S<- EE SI.IS.

_TO_THE READER *?

ſtantly died. The infant was received by M200, aud brought vp as bis owne till bis death; which w.us not long after. And «ccording to this, when the Lydians i# Smyr- na, were afflfted by the Aolians , and thought fit to leame the citie, the Captaines by 8 Herald willing all to go out that would, and follow them, Homer (being a little child) ſaid he would alſo jungei'r. (that is , (equi.) And of that , ( for , which w.s bu fir#t name) be was called Homer, T heſe Plutarch,

The warieties of other reports touching this , I omit for length : and in place thereof, thinke it not vnfit to inſert ſomething of his praiſe , and bonour amongſt the greateſl of all Ages; not that our moſt abſolute of himſelfe needs it , but that ſach autenticall teitimonies of hu ſplendor and excellence,may the better connince the ma- lice of bis maligners.

Firit, what kind of perſon Homer was, ( ſaith Spondanus ) his fatue teacheth; which Cedrenus deſcribeth. T he whole place we will deſcribe, that our relation may hold the better coherence», as Nylander connertsit, Then wasthe OQtagonon at Conſtantinople conſumed with fire, and the Bath of Seucrus , that bore the name of Leaxippus: in which there was much warictie of ſpetFacle, and ſplendor of Arts, the workes of all Ages bring conferred , and preſerued there , of Marble, Rockes, Stones, and Images of Braſſe; towhich , this onely wanted; that the ſoules of the * perſons they preſented, were not tu them, _AmongH theſe maſter peeces, and all-wit- exceed.ng workmanſhips, [food Homer, as he was in bis age ; thoughtfull , and mu.

ing: his hands folded beneath his boſome— , his beard wntrimmed , and banging Gowne, the haire of his head in like ſort thinne on both fides before, bis face with age and cares of the world (as theſe imagine) wrinkled and auſtere, his noſe proportioned 10 his other parts, his eyes fixt or turned vp to his eye browes, like one blind(asit is re- ted he was) not born blind(ſaith Vell.Patcreulus) which he that imagins (ſaith be) is blind of all ſenſes. pon his wnder coate be was attired with a looſe robe ;, and «t the baſe beneath his feet a braJen chaine bung, iz was the ſtatue of Homer wbich in that conflagration periſhed. Another renowned ſtatue of his ( ſaith Lucian is bis Encomion ef Demoſthenes) food in the temple of Ptolomy, ow the band of bis own ſtatue.Cedrenus hkewiſe remembreth « _ in the Pallact of the king at Conſtantinople, that contained 4 thouſand 5 bundred and twentie which there was the gut of a Dragon, of an hundred and twentie, foote long ; im which , in letters of gold, the Tliads, and Odyſſes of Homer were inſcribed : which miracle ( in Baſiliſcus the Emperowrs time ) was conſumed with fire.

For his reſpet# among the moſt learned , Plato in Tone calleth bim, Zpicor nas S«lramr ror wmr6y, Poctarum omnium , & preſtantiflimum, & diuiniſſimum. In Phzdone, 3% our, diuinum Poctam, and in Theztetus, Socrates citing dinerſe of the moſt wiſe» and learned for confirmation of his there beld opinion, (4: Protagoras, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Epicharmus, «»d Homer) ny} 05 1-9 crates) 424inft ſuch an armie , being all led by ſuch « Captaine as Homer, dares fight or reſiſt, but he will be beld ridiculous! This for Scaliger, and all Homers envious and iznorant detrattors, Why therefore , Plato in another place baniſheth him with all other Poets ont of hisCommon-wealth,, dealing with them like a Politician in- deed, ſe men, and then caft them off, (though Homer be thinks fit to ſend out crow- ned and annointed,) 1 ſer not, ſince he maketh fill ſuch honorable mention of hins, and with his verſes, (as with precious lemmes,) everie where enchaceth his writings, So Ariſtotle, continually celebrateth him .Nay enen amone ft the Barbaroms not one- h Homers name, but his Poems hane bene recorded and reverenced. The ns

all

hs. —_— ORR” wo 5 = —_—_

eee _

THE PREFACE &c.

rr ne wr A CER ce - c— — -w—_—_— . . , - - =_

( ſaith Elianvs var. hiſt. lib.12.cap.48.)in their owne tongue had Homers Poems tranſlated and ſung. Nor thoſe Indians alone, but the kings of Perſia, And

the [ndians (of all the Greek Poets, Homer being ever ff in eſlimatis,)whenſocner they ſed any diuine duties according to the cuſtome of their and hoſþi ies,they invited ever, Apollo, «nd Homer. Lucian in his Encomion of Demoſth, ef firmeth all Poets celebrated Homers birth day;c+ ſacrificed to bim the firſt fraites of their verſes. So Therſagoras anſwereth Lucianbe vſed to do himfelfe. Alex. Pa- phius (ſaith Euſtathius) delivers Homer, as borne of Egyprian Parents, Dmaſa- goras being his father and Achra his mother, his nurſe being a certaine Propbeteſe, and the daughter of Oris, Iſis Prieſt; from whoſe breaſts oftentimes, honey flowed in the mouth of the infant. After which , in the night , he uttered nine ſenerall notes or voices of fowles viz -& 4 Swallow,a Peacocke,a Douega Crow, a Partrich,a red. Shank, a Stare, a Blackebird , anda Nightingale: and being a little boy , was found playi in his bed with nine Doves. Sibylla being at a feaſt of bis Parents , was taken with daine farie, and ſung verſes,whoſe beginning was auamyoge moinm: polynice,fige

nifying much vittorie;n which ſong alſo ſhe called bims weyexas _— imglorie.and

tothe Pe»

reperniw, ſignifying gyrlond-ſeller; and commanded bim to build a temple

gridarij, that is, to rhe Muſes. Herodotus affirmes, that Phamius (teaching a pub- licke ſchoole at Smyrna) was bis maiſter , and Dionyſius in in 56. oration ih Socrates was Homers ſcholler. In ſhort; what be was, bis workes Jhew moſt truly; to which ( if you pleaſe) goon and examine, bim,

wy nar Vp mMFLrNYW -

Faults eſcaped.

Inthe m_—_ page 176. ——— aſt time. Page 177. for whom, reade who. Page 188 in themargine for og1o34, __ ex1949. P. 195. for totas, reade totus, P. 197. for backe, reade backs: for poſſeſſions , reade poſſeſſion. p. 200. for defiderat, reade defideat. p. 202. for inconſtant , reade in conſtant. in the p. for throughr. though. p. 205. in the margin, ioyne the difioyned note of up. Nepr.Plaro,p.z13.for hill, r. wood. p. 214. for gainſt, r. againſt. p. 223. for a bowle of mightie wine, reade a mightie bowle of wine. p. 226. for heads, r. head. p. 141. for nere more, r.now no. P. 244- in the margin, for imitable, r. inimitable. in Sadmnd p. for ofs, r. oft, p. 248.

at the end, for or, r. our. p. 250. for t'Aiaces this, r, th'Aiaces. p. 256. for friend, reade fiend. p. 263, forthe ſpritely, r. their ſpritely. in the ſame p. for were,r. where. p. 264- == forlargd, r.lardge. p. 266. in the Comment, for to which,

*X the eares,r, th'eares. p. 284. for ſteeles,r,ſeeles. p,290.for with blinde,r.which blinde, = Pp-293. for hands, r, ſands, p. 303, for all the feete, r. at the fecre, p. 306. for fetch, r. = cch. p,3z24. at the end, for Teucer, reade Teucers,

r. which. in the ſame , for

[HE FIRST BOOKE OF. HOMERS ILIADS.

Tus ARGVMENT,

Pollos Prieſt to 1 Argine fleete doth bring AG 1 for bus daughter, priſoner to the K ing; For which, her tenderd freedome, he miredts. But, ning jen with cont umelions threats,

eANP $ hands, by vengefmllprayer he ſeekgs, T 0 haue a plague inflitted on the Greekes,

Which had, Achilles doth a Comncell cite, Embolanmg ropes be ” ” = mgs oy ah

To tell the truth, why

From hence A Raeitke ſtrife bid grow. For wrong im nhich « £ acides ſoraxcs,

That Goddeſſe Theris , from ber throut of waxer, " Aſcending heauen ) of loue aſſiſtance wonne,

To plague the Greekgs, by abſence of her Soune:

And make the General bumſelfe repent, To wrong ſo much his Armies Ornament.

This, found by Tuno, ſhe with Toue contends, Till Vulcan, with hgawens cup, the quarellends, Another Argument.

Alpha, the prajer of Chryſes, T he eArmue: plague : the ſtri - ings.

2 Chillesbanefull wrath reſound, O Goddeſſ | Infinite ſorrowes on the Greekes, and many — ran < lol Eo. (AN — ſentthem Garre,to thet *inniſiblecane U/=<\\ Thatnolight comforts: : & their lims,ro dogs & vultures gave. 2D To all which ,lones will gaueefteR;* from whom, firſt ſtrife be- —_ Berwixt Arrider,king ofmen; and T hetic godlike Sonne. (gunne, =D What Godgaue Eris their command, and op't that fighting veine?

Touts, and Latonas Sonne; who fird, inſt theking of men, For contumelie, ſhowne his Prieſt; infectious fickneſle ſent, To plague the armie; and todeath, by troopes, the ſouldiers went. Occaſiond thus; Chriſ the Prieſt, came tothe fleetc, to buy For preſents of ynualued price,hisdaug hrers libertic.

The 0 ſcepter,and the crowne, of Phebwe, in his hands

and made ſuite to all, butmoſt tothe Commands oft 'Atrides, who moſt rulde. Great A ————— Andall ye wel-grieu'd Greekes, the Gods whoſe habitationsbe In heauenly houſes,grace your powers, ONE razed towne,

—_— CO —_—_

\

THE FIRST BOOKE [ Andgrant ye happy condu@ home : to winne which wiſht renowne Of /one,by honouring his fonne ny Phabu)daine chr5/a tbe For theſe fit preſents rodiſſolue, the chaine Pricfef-4relbs, Of my lou'd daughters ſeruitude. The Greckes entirely gaue {over Glad * acclamations, for that their defires we haue : : Greekes, The graue Prieſt reuerenc' 9m, mts 07 > Ae 4. i

The Generall yet, bore no ſuch mi rp hary a_ z With violent termes,the Prieſt,and ſaid: Doterd,auoid our fleete, Aganemmn; Where lingring be not found by me, nor thy returning feere arch s, Let cuer vilite vs againe, leſt northy Godheads crowne, Nor ſcepter ſaue thee. Her thou ſeckſt,[ ſtill will hold mine owne, Till age defloure her. In our court,at Argos(farre transferd * See my bel From her lou'd countric)ſheſhall plic, her web,and ſee* prepard > wr * (With all fit ornaments)my bed, Incenſe methen no more, 4 pot But, (ifthou wilt be ſafe)be gone. This ſaid, the ſea-beare ſhore, ve%, which he” (Odeying his high will) the Prieſt, trod off with baſte,and feare. Cn lendice And walking filent,till he left, farre off his encmies care; of one fade, opp0- Pha bm (Faire-haird Latonas ſonne)he ſtird vp, witha vow, fre to 459%, TOthis ſterne purpoſe: Heare, thou God, that bear'ſtthefiluer bow, which yer others T hat Chryſa guard'ſt,ruleſt Tenedos,with ſtrung hand,and the © round —_— Of Cilla moſt diuine doſt walke: O Smintbews,if crownd -* With thankfull offerings thy rich Phane, I cuer ſaw, or fir'd. wich, fuceir Fat thighs of oxen,and of goares,to thee: this grace defird A 4 a" Vouchſafeto me : painesfor my teares ,let theſe rude Greekes repay, The prayer of Forc'd with thy arrowes, Thus he praid,and Phebwheard him pray; Chryſesto Apl- And yext atheart, downe from the tops, of ſteepe heauen ſtooprz his bow ” Andquiuer coverd round;his hands,did on his ſhoulders throw; And, of the angrie deitic,thearrowes as he mou'd Ratl'd abou him, Like the night,he rang'd the hoſt, and rou'd (Apart the fleete ſet: ) I his hard-loofing hand His filuer bow twang'd,and his ſhafts, did firſt,the Mules command, Apolloſends rhe And (wift hounds: then the Gregkes themſelues, his deadly arrowes ſhot. prog "5 Thefires of death went neuer our,nine daics his ſhafts flew hot | Aboutthearmic,and the tenth, Acbillescalda courr * Juno. Ofall the Greeks: heauens*white-arm'd Queene,(whio cuery where cur ſhort Beholding her lou'd Greeks by death)ſuggeſted ir :and he Aditesrs 4. (Allmetin one)aroſe, and ſaid: Atrides, Now I fee genennon. =Wejmult be wandering againe, flight muſt be ſtillour ſtay, (If Aightcan ſauce vs now)ar once, ſickneſſe and battelllay Such ſtrong hand on vs. Let vsaske, ſome Prophet, Prieſt,or prouec Some dreame interpreter ( for dreames, arc often ſent tr: ma /ove) Why Phebusis ſo much incenſt? If ynperformed vowes | He blames in vs; or Hecatombs; and if theſe knees he bowes To death, may yeeld his graues no more; but offering all ſupply Ofſauours, burnt from lambes, and goares, avert his feruent eye, And turne his temperate, Thus he fate;and then ſtood vptothem Caldhas the | Chalcas, ſirnam'd T heftorides, of Augures, the ſupreme: Prophes, Heknew things preſent, paſt, tocome; aud rulde the Equinpage,

———

NW” REY YT YER RF ,1'

s &% x #©® # A ,m PM@A ©aS nad

of

i.

c_

OF HOMERS ILIADS.

Of th'Argiue fleete to Ilion, forhis Prophetique Giuen by pole : who well ſcene, inth'ill they fel, This to Achilles : Jones belou'd? would thy charge ſte | The ſecret of Apollos wrath? then couenant, and take oth, To my diſcoucriez that with words, and pC—_— Thy ſtrength will guard thetruth,in mez I well conceive Thathe whoſe Empire gouernsall, whomall the Grecians give, Confirm'd obedience, will be mou'd; and then you know the ſtate, Ofhim that moues him. When a king, hath once markt for his bate, A man inferior; though that day,his wrath ſeemes to digeſt Th'offence he takes; yet euermore, he rakes vp in his breſt, Brands of quicke angerstill , hathquenche to his defire, , The fire reſcrued, Tell me then, if, whatſocuer, ire Suggeſts,in hurt of me,to himg thy valour will prevent?

Achilles anſwerd, All thou know'ſt, ſpeake, and be confident! For by Apollo, loner belou'd (to whom, ing vowes, O Calchas,for the ſtate of Greece; thy ſpitit Prophetique ſhowes Skils thatdireR vs) nota man, of all theſe Grecians here,

b. ® (lliving,and enioying the lighe,ſhor through this lowrie ſphere) - + Shall couch thee, with offenſive hands; though Ag ememnon be

*X The man in queſtion, that doth boaſt, che mightieſt Empenie,

"0 Ofallouranaie, Thentocke hea ghe Prophetranepron',

- # Andſaid: They arenotvnpaid vowes; nor Hecatombs, that mou'd,

The God againſt vs : his offence, is for his Prieſt, empaird,

By Azamenvon ; that refuſd,thepreſent hepreferd,

And kept his daughter. This is cauſe, why heauens farre-darter darts,

Theſe plagues amongſt vs; and this ſtill, will empric in our hearts

His deathfull uiuer,yncontaind,; tillro her loued fire,

The blacke-eyd damſell be refign'd; noredemptoric hire,

Tooke for her freedome; nota gift; butall the ranſome quie;

Andſhe —— till her enfranchiſd feete,

Treade Chryſavnder : God (ſo pleaſd) perhaps we

Moue to <mſhn. Tha ay andy thegrti rw

Heroique Azememnonrole, eagerly bearing all:

His minds ſeate ouercaſt with fumes: an .

Fill'd all his faculties, his eyes,fpardd'd like fire,

ts eſt, thus vented he, his ireg Prophet of ill? For neuer good, came from thee towards meg

Not toa words worth:eucrmore,thou tookſt delipht to be

Offenſiue in reds. a ue ue _

Now caſting thy prophetique gall, and youchingall our

Srrlagrnts wmakecey. os ae} aganpanl

Of faire Chryſeslibertie; which would in no worth riſe,

To my rate of her ſelfe,which moues, my vowes to have her home;

Paſt Clytemmeſtrs louing her, that = my nuptiall roome,

ey On or aske her merits leſſe,

For perſon, ern bir agmama >: [

And yet,forall this,ſhe TEC bo

1

> Ml

_ —

THE FIRST BOOKE

; Thatcourle be, then her holding here.I rather wiſh the weale 6

Ofmy lou'darmie,then the death.Provide yer, inſtantly, Supplic for her, that alone, of all our royaltie, Loſe notmy winnings: tisnot fit, ye ſeeall,Iloſemine Forc't by another: ſee as well, ſomeothermay reſigne,

nc, 4:biles ts 4ga- His Prile to me. To this, replied, the ſwift-foore God-likefonne

memnen,

Mr ameninon te illex,

Achilles to Ay 4+

men's 1,

OfTheti ,thus : King of vsall, inall ambition;

Moſt couctouſe ofall that breathzwhy ſhould the great-ſoul'd Greekes Supply thy loſt priſe, out of theirs? nor what thy auarice ſeekes, Our common treaſurie can find, ſo little je

Of whatourrac'dtowns, yeelded vs;ofall which,moſt is ſhard, And giuen our ſouldiers; which againe,to take into our hands Were ignominious,and baſe.Now then, fince God commands, Part withthy moſt-lou'd priſe to him : notany one of vs,

Exact itof thee: yet weall,all lofſe thou ſufferſt thus,

Will treble; quadruplein gaine, when Jepiter beſtowes

The ſacke of well-wall'd Troy on vs; which by his word, he owes,

Do notdeceiue your ſelfe with wit, (he anſwerd) God-like mang Though your good name may colour it; tis not your ſwift foote can Out runne me herc; nor ſhall thegloſle, ſer on it, with the God,

Perſwade meto my wrong. Woulſt thou,maintaine in ſureabode Thincowne ptiſe, and ileight me of mine? Reſoluethis: ifour friends (As fits in equitie, my worth) will right me with amends,

Soreſt it, otherwiſe my ſelte, will enter perſonally

Onthy priſc, that of 1ehacrs, or Aiax, for ſupply; -

Let him,on whom I enter, rage.But come welc order theſe, Hereatter, andin other place. Now putto ſacred ſeas

Our blacke ſaile; in it rowers pur, in it fit ſacrifiſe,

And to theſe, I will make aſcend,my ſo much enuicd priſe, Bright-cheekt Chryſeis. For conduRt,ofall which,we muſt chuſe

A chietc out of our counſellors, thy ſcruice we muſt vie,

Idomeneus, Aiax, thine, or thine, wiſe 1thacus;

Or thine, thou terribleſt of men, thou ſonne of Pelews,

Which fitteſt were,that thou mightſt ſee,theſe holy acts pert

For which thy cunning zeale ſo pleades; and he whoſe bow thus ſtormd For ouroffences,may be calmd. Achilles,with a frowne,

Thus anſwerd: O thou impudent! ofno good but thine owne,

| Everreſpedtfull; but of that, with all craft,couctous;

With what heart can a manattempt,a ſcruice dangerous,

Or at thy voice be ſpirited, to flieypon a foe, fe, Thy mind thus wretched?For my ſelfe, I was notiniur'd fo,

By any Troian, that my powers,ſhould bid them any blowes;

In nothing beare they blame of me.Phthia, whoſe boſome flowes With corne and people,neuer felt,cmpaire of her increaſe,

| Bytheir inuaſion: hils enow,and farre-reſounding ſeas,

Powre out their ſhades, arid d berweene: but thee thou frontleſſe We follow, and thy ar BOWEL EY Ys une a F-

Thine, and thy brothers vengeance ſought(thou dogs eyes)of this Troy

NR YT RETI LE 1 2% WY ©» &* 7 _ wed nd nd ed Sf HT SZ Od AT HH TZ

p—_— _——

OF HOMERS. ILTADS. |_

By our cxpold liues;whoſe ———— | With TI cer. — now, thou threarſt to —_— | The fruite of my {weate, whi Greekes, gaue all;and though (Compar'd with thy part,then ſnacche ing: (erent is, þ. Atany ſacktcowne: but of fight, (the fetcherin ofthis)” --- WL My hands haue molt ſhare: in whoſe toyles, when I taucempticd re _ Ofallmy forces, my amends, in liberalitie ma (Though itbe lie) Iaccepr, andrurne pleaſd to mytent: And yetthat little, thou eſtcemſt, roogreat acontinent In thy incontinent auarice. For Phthyathereforenow My courle is; (ince tis berter farre,then here endure,charthou ShouldR ſtillbe rauiſhing my right, draw my whole treaſure ric

And adde diſhonor. He replied: If thy heart ſerue thee,flic: Stay not for my cauſe, others here, will aid, and honor me; If not, yet /oze I know, is ſure; that counſellor is he That I dependon : as for thee, of all our /ove-kept kings, Thou ſtill art moſt my enemie: ſtrifes, battels, bloodie me, Make thy blood feaſts (till. But if ſtrength, that theſe moods build vpon, Flow in thy nerues, God gauethee it, and fo tis notthine owne, But in his hands ſtill: what then lifts, thy pride in this, ſo hie? Home with thy fleete, and Myrmidons, viethere their Emperie, Command not here: I weigh thee not, nor meane to magnifie Thy rough hewne rages; but in ſtead, I thus farre threaten thee? Since Phebweneeds will force from me, _—_ ſhe ſhall go, My ſhips,and friends, ſhall waft her home : bur[ willimicateſo, His pleaſure; thatmine owne ſhall take, in perſon, from thy tent Bright-checke Briſeigz and (o tell, thy ſtrength how eminent My powre is, being compard with thine: all other, making feare To vaunt equalitie with me; or in this proud kind beare Their beards againſt me. T hers ſonne, at this ſtood vextz his heart Achilles angr Briſtled his bolome, and two waics, drew his diſcurſive part, with Agamem- If from his thigh, his ſharpe ſword drawne, he ſhould make roome about = Atrides, —— his anger out And curb his ſpirit. While theſe thoughts, ſtrig'd in his bloud and mind, And he his {word drew: downe from heauen, Athenis* ſtoopt, and ſhigd About his temples; being ſent, by th Iuorie.wriſted queene Saturnia, who, out of her heart, had cuer loving bene, - And carefull for the good of both. She ſtood behind, and tooke Achilles by the yellow curles, andonely gaue her looke ” Tohim apparance: nota man, of all the reſt could ſte, He,turning backe his eye; amaze, ſtrooke cuerie facultie; Yet ſtraight, he knew her, by her eyes; ſo terrible they were Sparkling with ardor, and thus ſpake: Thou ſeed of [upiver, Why com'ſt thou? to behold his pride, that boſts our Earperie* Then witneſſe, with it, my reuenge; and ſee that inſolence die, Thaw ed, I come from heauen toſee Thy anger ſertled : if thy ſoule, will vic her ſoveraigntie, © In firrefleion. I am ſent, from /eno, ___—— xs

3

\

_

THE, FIRST BOOKE

Stand heartily inclind to both: Come, giue vs both reſpe&ts, £ And erate abwect,ugd ſuchas may / Be bitter to his pride, bur iuſt, for truſtin what I ſay, | A time ſhall come, whenthrice the __ ofthat Gs He ſhall ſe for recompence,o —_ therefore throw Reinexothy paſſions anſerurs. He mſi : Though my heart | 4dile Paladi, Burne iniuſt angerzyer my foule, mu uer th' angrie part, $105 BUY bec eft, ratiow And yeeld you — Who ſbques, bis earthly partfor heauen, | objequitwr: Heaven to his prayres ſubducs his wiſh. This ſaid, her charge was given, Fit honor : in his(iluer hile, he held hisable hand, And forc'this broad ſword vp; and vp, to heauen did reaſcend Minerus, who in Jowes high toofe, that beares the rough ſhicld, tooke Her place with other deirics. She gone, againe forſooke, Patience his pafſion;and no more, his filence could confine — Achilles «xaine His wrath, that this broad language gaue: Thou cuer ſtcep t 1n wine, in fwrie., Dogs-face? with heart, butof a Hair? that nor in thopencyc 44 Of tight, dar'ſt thruſt intoa preaſez nor with our nobleſt, lic | In ſecret ambuſh, Theſe works ſecme, too full of dearh for thee; Tis ſafer farre; in thiopen hoſt, to darean iniurie, To any croffer of thy luſt, Thou ſubieR-eating king, Baſe ſpirits thou goucrnſt; orthis wrong, had bene the laſt fowle thing Thou ever author'dft: yerT vow, and by agreat oath fweare, | Euen by this (cepter, thatas this, neuer againe ſhall beate This fomite Fir. Greene leaues, or branches, norincreaſe, with any growth, his ſiſe, zl dretly * Nordid,fince firſtit left the hils, and had his faculties renſlate. Andornaments bereft, with iron; which now to other end Judges of Greece beare; and their lawes, receiu'd from /owe, defend, (For which, my oath tothee is great.) So whenſocuer need Shall burne with thirſt of me, thy hoſt, no prayres ſhall euer breed Affection in me, to their aid; though well deſerued woes Afflitthee forthem, when to death, man-ſlaughtring Het7or throwes Whole troopes of them and thou torment'ſt, thy vext mind with conceic Ofthy rude rage now: and his wrong, that moſtdeſeru'dthe right Ofall thy armic. Thus he threw, his ſcepter gainſt the ground, Wirth golden ſtuds ſtucke; and tooke ſeate. Atrides breaſt was drownd Inrifing choler. Vp to both, ſweer-ſpoken Neſtor ſtood, Neftors axe and TE cunning Pylian Orator; whoſe tongue powrd foorth a flood Ne/rors age . , «>q=ne, Of more-then-hooy.{weetdiſcourle : twoages were increaſt Ofdiuerſe-la dmen, all borne, in his time, anddeceaſt In ſacred Pylos, where he reignd, amongſt the third-ag d men: He (IO in __ aduild, and thus expreſt it then. + Neſtor to Achil z our earth will be drownd,iniuſt teares;rapefu = _ 42*- Herking, and all his ſonnes, will make, as iuſt = mocke, and joy _ OftheſediſtunQions, if of you, that all our hoſt excell, In counſell, and in $kill of fight, they heare this: Come, repell Theſe yong mens paſſions: yarenot both, (putboth your yeares in one) Soold as: Iliu'dlongfince,and was companion With men ſuperiorto you both : who yet would cuerhexre,

—_—

PX th. A ——

"EU y— 4a a a £4 (-- td a 9

als F—=—Y

My

-» fl » SV «2 0 A. pw, p HEY - ” CA *

© A. \ 34 + '4

—__——

My counſels with rel My eyes, yet never wicneſſeweore,' > *

Nor cuer will be,of men, as then delighted them | \-- ©

Perithous, Exadias, and god-like P | |

Cenews, and Dryes, prince of men; Theſes," ©

A man,like heauens immorrtals all, all moſtvigorous,

Ofall men, that euen pm tn o 1 18P

With beaſts moſt vigorous;mountain beaſts;(form6 ih werenought'

Matcht with their forces) foughe with them,and bravely | ,

Yer cuen with theſe men, I conuerſt, being cald totherenowne '.

Of their ſocieties, by their ſuites, from Pylosfarre;to

In th'Afian kingdome; and 1 tought, roadegreeof might

Thar helpt cucn their mights; againſtſuch, as nomannow would dare,

To meectein conflia, yet cuen theſe, my counſels ſtill would heare,

And with obedience, crowne my words. Giue you fuch palmeto them

Tis berter, then to wreath your wraths, Atrides:gine nor ftreame

Toall thy powre,nor force his priſe;bur yeeld her ſtill his owne,

As all men elfe do. Nordo thou,encounter with thy crowne”

(Great ſonne of Pelew)(ince no king, that ever Joveallowd -

Grace of a ſcepter, equals him. Suppoſe thy nerues'endowd

With ſtrength ſuperior, and thy burth, a veric Goddeſle gave;

Yer he of force, is mightier; ſince, what his ownenerues haue

Is amplified, with iuſt command,of many otticr;King ofmen

Command thouthen _— and1, with my prayres will obtaine,

Grace of < Achilles, ro ſubdue, his furie; whole parts are + .

Worthour m—_— being = checke, toall oor ill in = All this,good father(ſaid theking)is comely, and ;

But this man breakes all ſuch bound he, affects en beihs |

All would in his powre hold, all make, his ſubic&s, giue toall

His hote will for their temperate law:all which he neuer ſhall -

Perſwadeat my hands. If the Gods, hauc giuen him the great ſtile *

Ofableſt ſouldier, made they thar, his licence torevile

Men with vile language? Thezs ſoone, preuented him,andfaid: Fearefulland vile I might be thought, if the exations laid Arann

By all meancs on meT ſhould beare. Others command to this,

Thou ſhalt, not mc;or if thou doſt,farre my free ſpiritis

From ſeruing thy command. Beſide, this Iaffirme (affoord *2

Impreſſion of itin thy ſoule) I will not vſe my ſword i

On thee,or any, fora wench:vniuſtly though thou rak'ſt | |

The thing thou gau'ſt; bur all things elſe, tharin my ſhip thou mak'ſt

Greedic ſuruey of, donot touch, withour my leaue; or do

Adde that aQts wrong tothis; that theſe, may fee thar outrage toog

And then comes my part: then be ſure, thy bloud vpon my lance,

Shall dow in vengeance, Theſe high termes, theſe twoatvariance | Ll

Vid to cach other;left their ſeates,and afterthem aroſe * The Gradlas.'

The whole court. To his tents and ſhips, with friends and ſouldicrs, goes =p

Anegrie Achilles, Atrews ſonne, the (wiftſhip lanchr,and pur

Within it twentie choſen row'rs; within ir likewiſeſhur

The Hecatomb, rappeaſe the God: A” REFER

4

OF HOMERS ILIADS.'| _ Wes . : | Decorum «ab / | |<

$ 141 £91 3

o & 4 "a 4 tils BU 3% 3+ £

k—

mas i. Mo... BM

3 THE: FIRST BOOKE

———

———

Faire checkt Chry/es, For the chicfe,hein whom Pallas pourd Chriſen ſeott* Her ſtore of counſels, (1thacws) aboord went andthen her father: The moiſt waics of the ſea they faild. And now the king of men Badall the hoaſt to ven =_ —_— The offall of all to the : the angrie | 't With perfeR Hecatombs; ſome buls, ſome goates fs the ſhore Of the vafruitfull ſea,inflam'd.To heauen the thicke fumes bore En ſauours. Thus though all, the politique king made ſhew Reſpedts to heauen;yet he himlelfe, all that time did purſue His owne affections. The late iarre, in which he thunderd threats Againſt Achilles , ſtill he fed, and his affections heats Thus vented to T althybius, and graue Enrybates Heralds, and miniſters of truſt, to all his meſſages, Agents Haſte ro Achilles tent, where take, Briſeis hand,and bring Earybates bs Her beauties to vs; if he faile, toyecld her; ſay your king Herald:. Will come himſelfe with multitudes,that ſhall the horribler Make both his preſence and your charge,that ſo he dares deferre. This ſaid, he ſent them with a charge, of hard condition. They went vnwillingly, and trod, the fruitleſſe ſeas ſhore: ſoone They reacht the nauic and the tents, in which the quarter lay Of all the Myrmidons,and found, the chicfe Chiefe in their ſway , Ser at his blacke barke in his tent.Nor was Achilles glad To ſee their preſence;nor themſclues, in any gloric, had Their meſſage;but with reuerence ſtood, and fear'd thoffended king, Asktnot the dame; nor ſpake a word. He yer, well knowing the thing

_ 4chillerPrixce- That cauſd their coming; grac'd them thus: Heralds, ye men that beare

ly receipt of rhe

gr, 1 Themeſſages of men and Gods, y are welcome, come ye neare. I nothing blame you, but your king; tis he, I know, doth ſend You for Briſers, ſhe is his. Patroclus:honourd friend, Bring foorth the damſcll; and theſe men, let leade her, to their Lord.

. Bur, Heralds, be you witneſſes, before the moſt ador'd;

Before vs mortals, and before, your moſt yngentle king, Ot what [ ſuffer : that if warre,cuer hereafter bring My aide in quiſtion, to auert, any ſeuereſt bane, It brings on others; | am ſcuſde,to keepe my aide in wane, . Since they mine honour, But your king, in tempting miſchiefe, raues, Nor ſeesat once, by preſent things, the furure; how like waues, Ils follow il:; injuſtices, being neuer ſo ſecure In preſent times; bur after plagues, even then, are ſcene as ſure, Which yet he ſees not; and fo ſooths, his preſent luſt; which check,

Would checke plagues future; and he might, in ſuccouring right,proteR

Suchas fight for his righrat fleete; they ſtill in ſaferie fighe

bit 14 1s That fight ill iuſtly, This ſpeech vid, Patreclusdid the rite Azemennn, His friend commandedzand brought forth, priſcis from her tent | Gaue herthe heralds, and away, to th'Achiue ſhips they went

+

She ſad, and ſcarce for griefe, could go, her loue, all friendsforſooke And wepr for anger, To the ſhore, of th'old ſea, hebetooke

\ FHimlſeltcalone; and caſting forth, vpon the purpleſea,

His

—_——

YT I OE OT oy YYPY as *' | EY RE po = I” tl TURE YL TY ”r 7 _Y9OPTTO PF + _Þ7F/7_0 A A IH 3 A tu mel

CY I

OF HOMERS ILIADS. >

—

His wet cycs,and his hands to heauen,aduancingzthis lad plea, Made to his mother: Mother, ſince, you forth to breath, Achilles ts The- So ſhortalite: Olympime, had good right to =

My ſhorr life, honor; yerthat right, hedoth in nodegree: But lets Atrides do me ſhame,and force that priſe from me Thar all the Greekes gaue : this withteares, hevnerd, and ſhe heard;

Set with her old firein ——_——— appeard Vp,from the gray ſeaglike a cloud : (ate by his ſide, and (aid; (laid Why weepes my * what grieues thee? ſpeake;conceale not whathath —q——

Such hard hand on thee: let both know. He (ſighing likea ſtorme)

Replied: Thou doſt know; why ſhould I, things knowne;againeinforme? ' Jv We marchtto Thebs, the {acred rowne, of king Fetion, Y

Sackt it, and brought to fleete the ſpoile, which eucrie valiantſonne

Of Greece, —— ſhard. 4trides had for ſhare, |

Faire-cheekt Chryſew, atter which, his prieſt, that ſhoos ſo farre,

Chryſes, the faire Chryſes fire arriu'dat th'Achiue fleete,

With infinite ranſorne; to redeeme;thedeare impriſon'd feete,

Ofhis faire daughter. In his hands, he held crowne,

And golden ſcepterz making ſuite, to cuerie Grecian ſonne,

But moſt, the ſonnes of Atrews, (the others orderers)

Yertthey leaſt heard him; all the reſt, receiu'd withreuerendeares,

The motion : both the Prieſt,and gifts,gracinggand holding worth

His wiſht acceptance. Airews CO (vext) forth

With rude termes, Phabws rev Prieſt : who, angrie, made retreat,

And praydto Phebw, in whole grace,he ſtanding paſling great,

Got his perition. The God, an ill ſhaftſent uo That tumbl'd downe the Greekes in heapes. The hoſt had noabode,

That was notviſited; we askt,a Prophet that well knew

The cauſe of all; and from his lips, Apollo prophecies flew;

Telling his anger. Firſt my ſelfe; exhorred to appeaſe

The angerd God, which Atrew ſonne,did atthe heart dilpleaſe,

And vp he ſtood, vide threats, performd. The blacke-eyd Greeks ſent home Chryſcu to her ſire; and gaue, his Goda Hecatome;

Then, for Briſes tomy tents, 4trides Heralds came,

And rtooke her,that the Greekes gave, all. Ifthen thy powres can frame Wreake for thy ſonne, affoord ir; ſcale, Olympus, and implore

loue, (if by cither word,or fact; thou cuer didltreſtore

Toy to his grecu'd heart) now to helpe. I oft haue heard thee vant

In court of Pelews, tharalone, thy hand was conuerfant,

In reſcue fromacruell ſpoile,the blacke-clowd-gathering 7ove, (moue

Whom other Godheads,, would haue bound. (The powre whoſepacedoth

The raund carth; heauens great Queene;and Pals) ro whoſe bands ' po uns Thou cam'ſt with reſcue, bringing vp, him with thebundred hands, | Joann Togreat Olympus; whom the Gods, call Briarexs, men {binding of In Ageon, who, his ire ſurpaſt,and was as ſtrong againez , 3 of

And in that grace,ſat glad, by Joee, thiimmornals ſtood dilmaid | Arhisaltenton,ndama ce paſſage to his aid. | | Ofall this, tell Jove; kneeke to him; embrace bis knee,andpray

(It

ob

2+— I. ,

—_ - - V p - PF + 4c want ah www. po .

[5 |

THE FIRST BOOKE

Thets to Achil-

lets

Jupiters feaſt with the PE- ehiops,

Nawiration to

Chryſa.

FlyſſestoChry-

jes,

Chryſes prayer fo Apollo for ap*

Prafung t he Plague.

The ſacrifice,

(It Troisaide he will eucr deigne) that now their forces may Beate home the Greeks to fleete,and ſea; embruing their retreat | In ſlaughter: theirpains paying the wreake, of their proud Soucraigns heart: And that farre-ruling king may know, from his poore ſouldiers harms, His owne harme fals: his owneand all, in mine;bis beſt in arms.

Her anſwer ſhe powr'doutinteares : O me,my ſonne (ſaidſhe) Why broughe I vp, thy beingatall, that brought thee forthto be Sad ſubieR of ſo hard a fate? O would to heaven, that ſince, Thy fate is little, and not long, thou _— without offence, And teares performeit. Buttoliue, thrall to ſo ſternea fate As grants thee leaſt life, and that leaſt, ſo moſt vnfortunate, Gricues methauegiucntheeany life, But what thou wiſheſt now (If 7oze will grant) ile vp,and aske. Olympus crownd with ſnow Ile clime: but ſitthou faſtat flecte:renounceall warre,and feed Thy heart with wrath, and hope of wreake: till which come, thou ſhalt need, Alittle patience: = went yeſterday to feaſt Amonegſttheblameleſſe Echiops, in thOceans deepnedbrealt; All Gods attending him: the twelfth, high heauen againe he ſecs, And then his braſſe-pau'd court Ileskales cling to his powrefull knees, Anddoubt not,but to winnethy wiſh.Thus made ſhe her remoue, Andleftwrath tyring on herſonne, for his enforced loue.

Vlyſſes,with the Hecatomb,arriudatChryſas ſhore: And when, amidsthe hauens deepe mouth, they cameto vſe the oare, They ſtraice ſtroke ſaile,then rold them vp, and on the hatches threw. The top maſt, tothe kelfine then, with haleyards downe they drew, Then brought the ſhip to Port with oares,then forked anchor caſt, And gainſt the violence of ſtormes, for drifting made her faſt.

All come aſhore,they all expold, the holy Hecatomb Toangric Phzbwe, and with it, Chryſeis welcomd home: Whoamn,to her fire,wiſe 11hacws,that did at th'altar ſtand, For honour,led, and (ſpoken thus) refignd her to his hand Chryſes,the mightic king of men (great Agamemnon)ſends Thy loud ſeed, by my hands, to thine, and tothy God commends A Hecatomb,which my charges, to ſacrifice, and ſeeke Our much-ſigh-mixt-woe, hisrecure, inuoktby everie Grecke,

Thus herefignd her,and her fire, receiu'd her,highly ioyd, "I About the well-built altar'then, they orderly emploide The ſacred offring, Waſht their hands,tooke ſalt cakes, and the Prieſt (With hands held m_ heauen)thus praid: O thou thartall things ſceſt, Fautour of Cbryſe, whoſe faire hand,doth guardfully diſpoſe Celeſtiall x : gouerning, in all powre, Tenedos: O hearethy ie cndes y hand, in free grace to my prayers Shot feruent plague-ſhafts through the Greekes:now hearten their affaires,

With health renewd,and quite remoue,th'infeRion from their blood.

He raid; and to his prairs againe, the God propitious ſtood. All, after prayre, caſt on falt cakes; drew backe, kild, Aaid che beeues, Cutout,anddubd with far their thighes, faire dreſt with doubled lcaucs; And on them, all the ſweet-breads prickt, The Prieſt with ſmall ere wood

Did

Di At w Al Ai Ri 'P Ti T S v V B T B T H A F A T C C B H ls A R ( Is Y E P I 1 ( I 1 F E (

_—_—

———

m—

OF HOMERS. ILIADS, Did ſacrifice; powrdon red wine, by whom the yong men ſtood, And turnd(in five ranks){pits;on which, (the legs enough)they cate The inwards;then in giggots cut,theother fit tor meatez And putto firzwhich(roſted well) they drew;the labour done, They ſcru'd the feaſt inthar fedall,to ſarrsfaction,

Deſire ofmeate, and wine, thus quenchr, the youths crownd cupsof wine Drunke off, and fild againe toall. That day was held divine; And ſpentin Pzansto the Sunne; who heard with care; When whoſe bright chariot ſtoopt to ſea, and twilight hid the cleare, The evening All, ſoundly on their cables (lept, cuen tillthe night was worne: And when the Lady ofthelight, the rofie fingerd morne The morning. Roſe from the hils: all freſh aroſe, andtothe retir'd. Apollo with a fore-right wind,their elingbrcinpir The top-maſt hoiſted; milke-white ſailes, on his round breaſtthey put; The Miſens rooted with the gale, the ſhip her courſedid cur, Soſwittly, that the parted waues,againſt her ribs did rore, Which coming tothe campe, they drew, aloft the ſandie ſhore: Where,laid on ſtocks,cach fouldicr kepr, his quarter,as before.

But Pelis ſonne, ſwiſt-foote Achillesat his ſwift ſhips ſate, Burning in wrath, nor euer came, to Councels of eſtate, That make men honord: neuer trod, the fierce embartaild field, Bur kept cloſe,and his lou'd heart pin d:what fight and cries could yeeld, Thirſting, at all parts,to the hoaſt. And now ſince firſt he told His wrongs to Thetis : twelue faire mornes, their enfignes did vnfold. And then the cuerliving Gods,mounted Olympus, love Firſtin aſcenſion. T hers then, remembred well to mone Achilles motion : roſe from ſea, and by the mornes firſt light, The great heauen, and O sclimbd; where,in ſupremeſt height Ofall that many-headed hill, ſhe ſaw the farre-ſcene fonne Of Saturne, (ct fromallthe reſt, in his free ſcate alone? Before whom(on her owne knees falne)the knees of a_w Herleft hand held, her right his chinne; and thus ſhedid prefer Herſonnes petition: Father lowe,if ever Ihaue ſtood Aidfull tothee in word or worke: with this implored good Requite my aide:renowne my ſonne,fince in ſo ſhorta race, (Paſterhers)thou confin'ſt his life : an inſolent diſgrace Isdone him by the king of men :he forc't from him, aprife Wonne with his ſword. But thou,0 /ove,thatart moſt ſtrong,moſt wile, Honourmy ſonne, for my ſake;adde, ſtrength tothe Troians fide -4 his — his —_ and fee Troy amplifide ncon omuch,and ſolong,nill Greece may giue againe Thegloriereft him; andthe more, illuſtrate thefree Ofhis wrongd honour. /o#e,at this, late filent,nota word In long ſpace paſt him:T bezis ſtill, hung on his knee, iwplor'd The ſecond time;his helpe,and ſaid : Grant, or denie tmy ſuite, Be free in what thou doeſt,] know, thou can(tnor fitthus mute, For feare of any:ſpeake,denie,that ſoI may be ſure ; Ofall heauens Goddeſſes, tis I, that onely muſt endure

4 IR

THE FIRST BOOKE

Diſhonor by thee. l#piter, the great cloud-gatherer, grieu'd With thought of 7 ok, of griefes, this ſuite askt, being atchicud, Sweld,ſigh'd,and anſwerd : Works of death, thou vrgeſt;O art this T#no will ſtorme, andall my powers, inflame with contumelies. Euer ſhe wrangles,charging me, in care ofall the Gods, That I am parriall ſtill; that I, adde the diſpleaſing oddes Ofmy aide to the Ilians, Be gonethen,leſt ſhe ſee: Leaue thy __ to my care: yet,that truſt may heartenthee With thy deſires grant,and my powre,to giue it at,approuc How vaine her ſtrife is: to thy praire, my eminenthead ſhall moue, Which is thegreat (igne of my will, with allth'immorrall ſtates: Irrcuocable;neuer failes;neuer without the rates Of all powers elſe : when my head bowes, all heads bow with it ſtill, As their firſt mouer; and giues powre,to any workeI will,

He ſaid; and his blacke-cy-brows bent,aboue his deathlefle head, Th'Ambrofian curls flowed, great heauen ſhooke, and both were ſeuered, Their counſels broken. Tothe depth,'of Nepranes kingdome,diu'd,

' Theti; from heauens height: Jonearoſe; and all the Gods recciu'd,

lens to Tut her,

Inpiter to Juno,

June: replic.

Jowe incenft.

(Allrifing from their thrones)their (irezattendingto his court;

None fate, when he roſe;none delaid, the furniſhing his port,

Till he came nearc: all met with him,and brought him to his throne. Nor fate great 1wno ignorant, whenſhe beheld,alone,

Old Nerews (iluer-footed ſeed, with 7owe,that ſhe had brought

Counſcls to heauen;and ſtraight hertongue,had reethin ir,that wrought

This ſharpe inuetiue: Who was that, (thou craftieſt counſellor -

Ofallthe Gods) that ſo apart, ſome ſecret did implore?

Eucrapart from me,thou lou'ſt to counſelland decree,

Things of more cloſe truſt then thou thinkſt, are fitt'impart tome:

What cuer thou determin'ſt, I, muſt euer be denied

The knowledge of it, by thy will. To her ſpeech,thus replied,

The Father,both of men,and Gods: Haue never hope to know,

My whole intentions;though my wife: it fits not,nor would ſhow,

Welltothine owne thoughts: bur whatfits, thy womans care to heare;

Woman, nor man,nor God,ſhall know,before it grace thine care,

Yet, whatapart from men and Gods,[I pleaſe toknow; forbeare

T'examine, or enquire of that, She with the cowes faire eyes

(ReſpeRted /uno)this returnd: Auſtereking of theskies,

What haſt thou vtterd? when did, before thisrime, enquire,

Orſife thy counſel: paſſing cloſe, you are ſtill;your defire,

Is ſeru'd with ſuch care, that I fearce,you can ſcarce vouch the deed

That makes it publike$being ſeduc'r, by this old ſea-Gods ſeed.

That could focarly vic her knees, embracing thine.] doubt,

The lateaRof thy bowed head, was for the working out,

Of ſome boone ſhe askt, that her ſonne, thy partiall hand would pleaſe

With plaguing others, Wretch (faid he) thy ſubtle iclouſics,

Are ſtillexploring:my canneuer ſcape thine eye;

Which yetthou neuercanſtpreuent. Thy curioſitic

Makes theeleſle card for,at my hands; and horrible the end

Amr HT AH SPOPTAH > SS >< SOL >> 257

Shall

—

_——

Hnn— =

OF HOMERS ILIADS.

Shall make thy humor. If it be, whatthy ſuſpeQs intend, What then? tis my free willit ſhould: to which, ler way be giueny '..\ + With filence;curbe your tongue in time, leſt all the Gods in heauea. Too few be, and too weake to zthy puniſhe inſolence, When my inacceſſible hands, ſhall fallon thee. The ſence Ofthis high threatning, madcher feare; and ſilent ſhe ſatedowne, Humbling her great heart. All the Gods, in court of 1onc, did frowne Atrhis offence giuen : amongſt whom, heauens famous Artizan, Epharſtus , in his mothers care, this comely ſpeech began: | Belecuc it, theſe words will breed wounds, beyond our powres to beare, Ifthus for morrals ye fall our, Ye make a tumult here That ſpoiles our banquet, Euermore, worſt matters put downe beſt, But mother, thoughyour ſelfe be wiſe, yet let your requeſt His wildome audience, Giue good termes, to our lou'd father loxe, For feare he take offence againe; and our kind banquetprouc A wrathfull battell. If he will, the heauenly lightner can Take you, andtofle you from your throne his power Olympian Is ſo ſurpaſſing, Soften then, with gentle ſpeech his ſplene, And drinke to himz I know his heart, will quickly downeagaine. This (aid, ariſing from histhrone, in his lou'd mothers hand Heput the double handeld cup, and ſaid: Come, donot ſtand On theſecroſſehumors: ſuffer, beare, though your great boſome gricue, Andleſt blowes force you: all my aide, not ablero relicue Your hard condition; though theſe eyes, behold ir,and this heart Sorrow tothinke it; tis a taske, roo dangerous to take Againſt 0lympias, l my ſelfe, the proofe of this ſtill ſeeley When other Gods would faine haue helpt, he tooke me by the heelke And hurld me outof heauen: all day, I was in falling downe, Atlength in Lemnos I ſtrooke carth, che likewiſe falling Sunne, _ Andl, together ſer: my life, almoſt ſer too, yerthere The Sinty cheard, and rooke me vp. This did tolaughter cheare | White-wriſted azo, who now tooke, the cup of hitn and ſmil'd, The ſweere-peace-making-dravght went round;and lame Ephaiſiuofald Nedar, to all the other Gods. A laughter never lefr, Shooke all the bleſſed deities, to ſee the lame ſo defr Arthat cup ſeruice. All that day, cuen till the Sunne went downe, They banquered, and had ſuch cheete, as did rheir wiſhes crowne. Nor had they mulickelefle divine, Apollo there did touch His moſt ſiveete harpe; to which, with voice, the Maſcs pleaſd as much. But when the Sunsfaire light was ſer, cach Godhead to his houſe Addreſt for {leepe, where cuerie one, with art moſt curious - - | , (By heauens great both-foote halting God) a ſeyerall raofe had built, - Euen heto ſleepe went, by whoſe hand, heauen is with lightniogghils, ' (High love) where he had vid to reſt, when ſweet fleepeſerld hiseyes: By him the golden-thron'd Queene ſlept: the Queene afdeinies;.. - FT F0FC1 C AGILE 8.44.4 | coM-

—_ : BP Es : $ My

. am vv

[® |

— —

; THE FIRST BOOKE

—ff

COMMENTARI1VS. Since I diſſent from all other Tr s, and Interpreters, Frente ano. = Poeme where the drwine raptere _ in Grammerians merely, and Grammaticall ies codotoee

ſowle of the —_ nd Muſe agg ona dug ns urs der tbe opinion ,10 d; norence,or ſingularity) 1 am bound by thu briefe _ Dew? wk all other extents on- _—_— eds, and bow I receive my Author. In which laboar , if where all thers find diſcerds and diſſonances, 1 prone bim entirely bar- menious and proportionate : ifwbere they often alter , and fie his original ,1 at all pow fland faft and obſerne ni:if 9097 06. them moſt prflcoganrrnk Pad I render him without vouch, and beyond admiration : ( though trath in her verie nakedneſſe ſits in ſo deepe apit, that from herpes was. few eyes can ber:)1 apo © few bere , will (6 diſcouer and confirme that the date being ont of her heme ſein this morning of our Homer; : be ſhall now gird bu Templermith % Sunne CD — ſt (agarnſt his good friend ) Nun- uam dormitare. Bui how all T rauſlaters, Cenſors, or Interpretors, baue ſlept, and dead to his true wnder ſtanding ; I bope it will netther caft ſhadow of arrogance in me 10 affirme nor of difficultie in you to beleene: if you pleaſe to cenſure, & dimunation, till anc.” —_ of co-founder For indacTton aud atize to which patience and perſwaſion trouble your ſelues but ts know this:T his nener-enougb-glorified Poet (18 vary & quicken bis eternal Poem) hath inſpred his chiefe perſons withdifferent ſpirits, moſ! ingenious and inimitable charatters,which not under flood bow are their ſpeeches? bring one by another as c@+ weniently, and neceſſarily knowne , as the infirament by the ſound. If a Tranſlator ow Interpreter of a ridiculous and conardy deſcribed perſon (being deceined m his cha- radter) ſo violates, and vitiates the originall, to make bis ſpeech graue, and bim vs- lrant: can the negligence and numbneſſe of | fach an Interpreter or Tranſlator, be leſſe

then the ſle death , I am bold to ſprinckle pon bim? or could 1 doleſſe then ar

t: —_— this being ſo happily diſconered? This therſore (in his due place)

let me hope my other a[ſumpts will prone as conſpicuoms. T Obi wr ena, econd booke, I hame wholly mnſiees _ the head, eighth,

ninth, andiemth army Torr «ll Engliſhed ſo lon and my late hand (ouercome wib labour ) not yet Tor ry ar hom: " are the wealthie vemes of this holy ground , ſo amply drſconered in my fr ſl twelue ba- boars, won not having competent time, nor ney profit in hes myſteries being ſs «ple b bis thirteenth and left books, 1 drew the main depth, ind few tlereumdennity this filser bow of our Phoebus; the cleare ſcope and c- texture of his worke , the full and moſt beautifull fi rewres of bis perſons. mo—_ twelue then , Imaſt referre you, for all the chiefe worth of my cleare diſconeries, Aud in the meane ſpace fe lf. enteral new touches in theſe firit. Not you in firff or left, with any thing bandled in any other Interpreter efion with ſuch as beve diminiſhs, - way Arc mef tendered acber.

* Aidrwgdladlir: d Tags" vor 9A & «ts, video) þes, locus tenebricoſus, or (according to Virgil ) ſineluce domus ; and =. fore e (different from others) ſo conmert it.

Þ Kurwerr, crarucs 3 was: (Suns ic.) i5 the vulgar reading, which I r'ade:numne*

Fi

x —_———— —

OF HOMERS ILIADS. #11 uuyur rm. (wa01 Ss Nimwern Bay) Ee waees d 10 xmnern, (fe. & redun- dant and idle;yo the miſcries of the Greekes F Rs ſententions.. < EF5 44s rromm, C6.Cx quOquidem primiim: E'75 4» m won ft. ex quo,

Here our common readers would bane tempore wnderflood ; becaaſe hae (owbicd they thinke the Poet muſt otherwiſe haze reference ) i the feminine - Bus Ho- mer vnderſlands Toue I 273. bee iu theſe words: — exe ro Ze, e.wbich PindarusT hebanus in bis Epitome of theſe Hiads right ly obſerues, _ verſes: |

Conficiebatenim ſummiſententia Regis,

Ex quo contulerant ns mee pugnas

Sceptriger Atrides, & bello Achilles,

d ETevpunsas Ko 19-5 rs unt Grzci, all — but ſince, Eeou- gnues [/ nifies operty , tay none do approbari Itherefore cording conuert it , becauſe the IT 4 wg the Greekes by word; which was not ſo , but onely by inarticulate acclamations , or

tes. |

© Aups34 Eurax: euprbrbes, ſignifies properly circumambulo, and mertapho-

rice, protego , #r tucor, oofeniiepre in this place tranſlated ; > ſuffers alte-

141100 with me. ſince our vſuall phraſe of walking the round in townes of gerriſon, for the defence of it, fits ſo well the propertie of the originall,

f Ilgo 38 3x84 F24 ASVAE@ALIOG ice Premilerat enim Dea alba vInis ano? Juno

Jhould ſend Pallas , * 4 thing not noted by any : I therefore 3 Becauſe Juno # Goddeſſe of ſbate.T he allegory therfore in the _—_— bofluno & Pallas, is, that Achilles for reſpec? to the kate there preſent , the rather vſed that diſcretion and reſtraint of his anger. So in 4izers other places, when ſlate is repreſented, Tano procures it: as in the eighteenth booke, for the ſlateof Patroclus hu fercbing off, Iu- no command; the S anne to 80 downe before his time, 5c.

8 Of; den Sexguyior: (ic Tein lachrimans, &c. T beſe teare1ave called by our C3- mentors, unworthie, and fitter for children , or women , then ſuch an Heroe as A- chilles: and therefore Plato & cited in 3, de Repub. where he ſaith, O'pl5s age, oe. Merit igitur, clarorum virorum ploratus & medio tolleremus, &c. To enſwer which , and iuitifie the fitne(ſe of teares generally (4s they may be occaſioned) in the greateſt, and moſt renowmed men, (omutting examples of Virgils Aneas, Alexan- der the Great, Fc.) Toppoſe againſt Plato, anely one preſident of great and moſt per-

fet humanitie, (10 whom infinitely abone all other , we muſt proſlrate our imilati- ons) that ſhed teares, viz. our All.perfet? and Almig htie Sanieur, who wept for La- zarus. T bis they, leaving the fitneſſe of great mens teares generally , viterly unan- ſwerable : theſe particular teares of unuented anger in Achilles , are in him moſt naturall : teares being the higheſt effetts of greateſt and moſt fierie ſpirits; either when their abilities cannot performe to their wils , or that they are reſtrained of re- wenge , being ininred, out of other conſiderations : as now the conſider ation of the ſtate, andgranitic of the counſell, and publike good of the armie curbd Achilles. Who can denie, that there are teares of maniineſſe , and magnanimitie, aewell womaniſh and puſillanimous? So Diomed, wept for carſt beart, when Apollo firoote bis ſcourge from him, and hindered bit horſe race: haning bene by be. fore not tore the Deitie,and ſo bingres ſpirit being eorhedof rennge, fir the wrong be receiued then, So when not-enough. vented anger, was not to 00” ves e- nough by that teare-Harting affetion in conragious = fierce men , our wry 3

© ie toro aqrttuoeg wee 5. -

_— a 7

= 4c

4; ——

P +l S ——_—=—— ry ww oOe— LS 2D - 4-- = __ A

- _ , » : o v= . wX - "FIRES -_em— — Foo rem oomep thrmeger rs on nr —_— — — c_—

— QA

Ts

THE FIRST BOOKE

|

| _ eſſor , illuſtration in a Simile of bis feruour, in moſt feruent ſpi« the wrathfull figh of Sarpedon and Patroclus $9 two Yul.. thus I bane afterward: Engliſhed, and

jumpt he from his chariotz downe leapt his foe as light:

Andas en ſome far-ſeeing rocke, a caſt of Vultures fight, Flic on cach other, ſtrike,and truſle, part, meete, and then ſticke by, Tugge both with crooked beakes, and (eres; cric,fight,and fight,andcry, So cely foughrtheſeangric kings, &c, Wherein you ſee, that crying in theſe eagerlie fought fowles (which is hike tearesin an- eric men) i ſo farre from ſoftneſſe or fainineſſe , that to the ſuperlatine of hardintſſe and conrage, it expreſſeth both. Nor mutt we be ſo groſſe to imagine , that Homer wade Achilles, or Diomed blubber, or ſob, &c. but in the verie point and ſling of their unuented anger , ſbed a few violent and ſeething-oner teares. What Aſſe-like impudence is it then, for any meerely vaineglovious, and ſelfe-loning puſſe, that ene- rie where may reade theſe inimitable touches of owr Homers maiſlerie, any where to

oppoſe his arrogant and 1gnorant caftigations? when he (war rather(wih his

wuch better onderſiander Spondanus ) ſubmit where he onerſees him faulty: and ſay thus : Quia tu tamen hoc voluiſti, ſacroſantz euz authoritati , per me nihildetrahetur,

$wres here

T he end of the fir#t Booke, 8 & 3h$

TO FE ER.T. CME; am_LA aa

*«. ol £3 MPT 2f et wes

. SSL ) , os 4 AL \ «<< — a o " | NWA) x" / 4 %

HE SE OF HOMERS ILIADS,

Tus ARGVMENT, | oro fron vp, from Somnus den; _ ry ufraarey ; ng (10 Greekss d:ſſembleng bus hab them to their contri to ag) By Pallas will, Vlyſſes tapes their flight; And wiſe old Neſtor, heartens them to fight. T hey taks their meate : which done, to armes they gog: And march in good array, againſt the foe, So thoſe of Troy, when Iris , from the rhie, Of Saturns ſonne, performs the Ambaſſie. Another Argument. Beta, the dreame and Synod citer, e And catalogues the nanall knights.

Heother Gods, and knights at armes,

allnight ſlept: onely /ove rey }F IF Cee be ere fag M110 SO

His vow made for Achilles grace , and make the Grecians find =*#. His miſſe,in much death. Al waies caſt;this cofiſel ſeru'd his mind With moſtallowance: todiſpatch, a harmefull dreame to greet Theking of men, and gave this charge: Go{rothe Achive flecr, _ (Pernicious dreame) and being arriv'd, in Agememnonrtent, _— ' Deliuertruly all this charge; command him toconuent | His wholehoaſt arm'd, before theſe towres, for now Troys broad-waid towne He ſhall rake in : the heauen-houſd Gods, are now indi growne, Tenos requeſt hath wonne them : Troy ,now vnderimminent ils, Ar all parts labours. This charge heard, the viſion ſtraight fulfils, The ſhips reachr, and Arrides tent, in which he found him laid, Diuine ſleepe powrdabour his powres. He ſtood aboue his head Like Neftor (grac't, of old men, moſt) and this didintimate: _ Sleepes the wiſe Atrew-rame-horſe ſonne? a counſellour of State, The vines Muſt not, the whole night, ſpend in (leepe; to whom the people ate, For guard committed; and whoſe life, ſtands bound to ſo moch care. Now heare me then, (1oves meſſenger,) who, though farre off from thee, Is neare thee yer, in ruth, and care: and giues command by me, Toarmethy whole hoaſt. Thy ſtrong hand, the broad-waid rowne of Troy, Shall now take in: no more the Gods; diſſentiouſly imploy Theirhi uſd powers: /«nos ſuite, hath wonvethem all to her, Andill ouer-hang theſe rowres, addreſt I _ 3

A c

THE | SECOND BOOKE

_ Ml Aramemmnen 8| hb by v:/10n. F/ j | **} ;** ; , 1 The mor nen7. W 1 {$1 : .&4 A LOEB Ne bl ' ty Aramemnen ' | Fel bus oſha, 1 + 4 $ | 'F Cs 1 o : | Neftor to the | Greekes,

Sums(e.

Fixein thy mind this; nor forget, to giue it ation, when | Tbs: Sweer lcepe ſhall leaue thee. Thus be fled, andefrthe king of men = * Repearing, in diſcourſe, his dreame; and dreaming ſtill, awake, fir Of powre, notreadie yer for ac. O foole, he thought to rake 3

- Inthat nextday, old Priemsrowne; notknowing what affaires >

Joxe had in purpoſe; who prepar'd, (by ſtrong fight) ſighes and "res For Greekes, and Troians. The Pula x 4 i ſtil muru ured , 2. About the kings cares: who fate vp, put on him, in his bed, His (ilken inner weed, faire, new, and then in haſtaroſe, Caſt on his ample mantle, tied, to his ſoft feer faire ſhoes; His ſiluer-hilted ſword he hung, abour his ſhoulders, rooke His fathers ſcepter, neuer ſtaind: which then abroad he ſhooke, And went to fleete. And now great heauen, Goddefle Anrora, ſcall'd To lone, and all Gods, bringing light, When THgememnon call d His heralds, charging them aloud, tocallto inſtant Court The thicke-haird Greekes. The heralds calf'd, the Greekes made quickereſortz The Councellchiefly he compold, of oldgreatminded men, Ar Neſtors (hips, the Pylian king: all there aſſembled then, Thus CAtrew ſonne begunne the Court: Heare friends, a dreamediuine, Amids the calme night in my ſlcepe, did through my ſhut eyes ſhine, Within my fanrafie: his forme, did paſſing naturally Reſemble Neftor:ſuch attire, a ſtature iuſt as hic. He ſtood aboue my head; and words, thus faſhiond, did relate.

Sleepes the wiſe Atrews-rame-horſe ſonne? A counſellor of ſtate Muſt nor, the whole night ſpend in ſleepe; to whom the peopleare For guard committed; and whoſc life, ſtands bound to ſo much care. Now heareme then, (/oves meſſenger,) who, though farre off from thee, | neare thee yer, inloue, andcare: and giues command by me, Toarmethy whole hoaſt. Thy ſtrong hand, the broad-waid towne of Troy, Shallnow cake in: no more the Gods, difſentiouſly imploy Their high-houſd powres: Sat#r=:4 ſuite, hath wonne them all to her; , Andill fates ouer-hang theſe towres, addreſt by laprier. Fixe in thy mind this. This cxpreſt, he tooke wing and away; And ſweet {leepe lett me: let vs then, byall our meanes affay, Toarmeour armic; [ will firlt, (asfarre as firs our right) Trietheir addictions, and command, with full-faif'd ſhips our flight: Which if they yeeld to, oppoſe you. Heſate; and vparoſe | Neſtor, of ſandy Pylos, king: who, (willing to diſpoſe Their counſell tothe publicke good) propold this to the State:

Princes, and Counſellors of Greece? If any ſhould relate This viſion, butthe king himſelfe; it mightbe helda tale, And mouethe rather our rerraite : but fince our Generall Athrmes hefaw ir, hold it true; andall our beſt meanes make Toarmeourarmie. This ſpeech vide, he firſt the Councell brake, The other {cepter-bearing Scates, aroſe to, and obeyd The peoples Rector. Being abroad, the carth was ouerhid With flockers tothem, rhar came forth: as when, of frequent Bees

Swarmes riſe out ofa hollow rocke, repairing the degrees

= — =

-

_— — — Oy,

OF 'HOMERS ILIADS.'| | 19

Oftheir egreſſion cndlelly, with cuerrifing new, From forth their ſweet neſt; as their ſtore, (till as it faded,grew, - And neuer would ceaſle ſending forth, her cluſters wo the ſpring They ſtill crowd out ſozthis here; that there, The loaded flowres. So fromthe ſhips, rents, the armies ſtore, Troopt to thelc Princes, and the Court, along th'vameaſur'd ſhore: Amongſt whom, loves Ambaſſadreſſe, (Fame) in hervertue ſhin'd,' Fame nes cum, no. greedineſle to heare. The rabble thus inclin'd, np Hurricd together; vprore ſciſd, the high Court earth did grone Beneath the ſetling muleitude; tumule was there alone. Thriſc three voiciterous heralds roſe, to checke therour, and get Earetotheir /ove-kept Gouernors; and inſtantly was ſet That huge confuſion, euery man, ſer faſt, and clamorceaſt- Then ſtood divine Ltrides vp, and inhis hand compreſt | His ſcepter, thelaborate worke, of fierie Mulctber: The ſirpter of Who gaue it to Satarnian love; loneto his meſſengers PEEY His meſſenger (CA rgicider,) ro Pelops, skild in horſe; Pelops, ro Atrews chicte of men; he dying, gaue it courſe To ance T hyeſtes, rich in heards; T hyeies to the hand Of Agamemmonrenderd it, and withit, the command Of many les, and Argos, all, On this he leaning, ſaid:

O friends, great ſonnes of Denaw, ſeruants of Marr, lone laid Ap enemnen ts A heauic curſe on me, to vow, and bindeit with thebent the Greekgs, Ofhis high forchead,; that (this Troy, of all her ſpent) I ſhould rerurne; yet now to mocke, our hopes, built on his vow: And ma inglorioutly my flight, when ſuch an overthrow Otbraue friends, I haue authored. But to his mightieſt will We muſt ſubmit vs; that hath raz'r, and will be razing ſtill, Mens footſteps, from ſo many townes; becauſe his power is moſt, He willdeſtroy moſt. But how vile, ſuch, and ſo great anhoaſt, Will (hew to future times? that matcht, with numbers farre, We flie, not putting on the crowne, of our ſolong-held warre? Of which, there yer appeares nocnd. Yet ſhould our foes and we Strike truce, and number both our powers, Troy takingall that be Her arm'd inhabitants; and we, in tens ſhould all ſit downe At our truce banquer: cuerie ten, allow'd one of the towne To fill his feaſt-cup,; many tens, would their attendant want: So much muſt , our power, cxceedsth inhabitant. Burt their auxiliarie bands; thoſe brandiſhers of ſpeares, (From many cities drawne)are they, that are our hinderers, Not ſuffering well-raiſd Troy to fall. Nine yearesareended now, Since /ove our conqueſt vow'd, and now, our veſlels rotten grow, Our tackling failes, our wiyes, yong ſonnes, ſit in their doores, and long For our arriuall: yet the worke, that ſhould haue wreakrour wrong, And madevs welcome, lies vnwrought; Comethen,as I bid,all Obey, and flie toour lou'd home; for now, nor ever ſhall Our vrmoſt, take in broad-waid Troy. This ſaid, the multitude | L . Wasall forhome, andall men elſe,that what _ would conclude ok

4

F——

Orr on oo a, Sw ETA r_— —_

Os OOO — —— ——_ — aw _

: FRY l LI - . -

THE SECOND | BOOKE

DC — Cy

— ————___Fsl—

TT: diner, All the crowd, was ſhou'dabourthe ſhore; = Simile, In Cray, henade,cnd raging vanes, owfdwith the ferucnt blore þ

Ofth Onrough backs of th'Icarian ſeas: orlikeaficld of corne Higtrgrowne ,that Zephyrovehement guſts, bring cafily vnderneath, And make the ſtiffe-vp-briſtld eares, do fo his breath: Forcuen ſocaſily, with the breath, Arrides vide, was ſwaid

4 The violent multitude. To fleet, with ſhowts, and difaraid;

4 All ruſhtz and with a fogge of duſt, their rude feete, dimd the day;

(ah Each cried toother, cleanſe our ſhips; come, lanch, aboord, away.

Theclamor of the runners home, reacht heauen, and then paſt fate, l The Greekes had left Troy, had not then, the Goddeſſe of eſtate, # lat Pales, Thus ſpoke to Pall: O foule ſhame, thou vntam'd ſeed of love, 21 Shall thus the ſeas broad backe be charg'd, with theſe our friends remoue? Thus leauing Argiue Hellen here? thus Priam gract: thus Troy? [' I In whoſe fields, from theirlou'd owne, (for Hellens ſake)the toy, [! And life of ſo much Grecian birth, is vaniſhr* take thy way '* | Tour brafſe-arm'd people; ſpeake them faire, letnota man obey q The charge now giuen, nor lanch one ſhip. She faid, and Palles did * As ſhe commanded: from the tops, of heauens ſteepe hill ſhe ſlid, l And ſtraight, the Greckes ſwift ſhips, ſhe reacht : Vhſſes, (like to Jove " In gifts of counſell) ſhe found our; who, to that baſe remoue, v Stird not a foote, nortouchta ſhip, but grieu'd at heart to ſee | That faultin others. To him cloſe, the blue-eyddeitie Made way, and ſaid: Thou wiſcſt Grecke, diuine Laertes ſonne, Thus flie ye homewards, to your ſhips, ſhallall thus headlong runne? Glorie to Priam, thus ye leauc; glorietoall his friends, If thusye leaue her here; for whom, ſo many violent ends Haue cloſd your Grecke eyes? and lo farre, from their ſo loued home? Go totheſepeople, vic noſtay; wirh faire termesouercome Thcir foule endeuour: not a man, a flying faileler hoice. Thus ſpake ſhe, and Ylyſſes knew, twas Pallas by her voice: Ranne tothe runners; caſt from him, his mantle, which his man And Herald, graue Exrybates, the Ithacenſian Thar followd him, tooke vp. Himſelfe, to 4gamemmnos went; His incorrupted ſcepter tooke; his ſcepter of deſcent; And with it, wentabout the fleete. What Prince, or man of name, He found flight-giuen; he would reſtraine, with wordsof gentleſt blame Myſetemperin Good (ir, it fits not you toflic, or fare as one afraid; + "Vs ”»* You ſhould not onely ſtay your elfe, but ſee the people ſtaid. You know notclearely (though you heard, the kings words )yethis mind, He onely tries mens ſpirits now; and whom his trials find Aptto this courſe, he will chaſtiſe. Noryou, nor, heard all He ſpake in councell: nor durſt preaſſe, too neare our Generall, Leſt we incenſthim toour hure. The ofa king Is mightie; he is kept of /ove, and from Joxe likewiſe ſpring His honors; which, outof the loue,of wiſe /exe, he enioyes. Thus, hethe beſt ſort vid; the worſt, whole ſpirits brake out in noiſe,

—

(bome and South winds; when they breake, from Jeves clouds, andare

He

1

—— — —#SO—_—

OF HOMERS ILIADS...

He cudgeld withhis , chid,and laid: Stay wrerch, be till, And heare thy better thou art baſe; andbothin and skill Poore and vawarthicy without name, its or in Warte.

We muſt notall be kings: the rule, is moſt 1

Where many rule; one Lord, oneking, tothee; andhe

To whom wiſc S«t#r»s{oanc hath giuen, both law, and Torulethe publicke ,is that king. Thus, ruling, he reſtrain'd

The hoalt from flight: and then, againe, the Councell was maintain'd With ſuch a concourſe, thatthe ſhore, rung with thetumult made; As when the farre-reſounding fea, doth in his rage inuade -

His ſandie confines; whoſe fides grone, with his inuolued waue, And make his owne breaſteccho fighes. All fate, and audience gauez T berſites onely would ſpeake all. A moſt diforderd ſtore

Of words, he fooliſhly powrd our; of which his mind held more Then it could manage; any thing, with which he could procure Laughter, he never could containe. He ſhould have yet Cone ſure To touch no kings. T oppoſetheir ſtates, becomesnotieſters pazts. But he, the filthieſt fellow was, of all that had deſerts

In Troycs braue ſiege: he was (quint-eyd, and lame of cither foote: So crooke- backt, that he had no breaſt: ſharpe headed, where did ſhoote (Hereand there m_ thin moſhe haire. He moſt of allenuide Vlyſſesand Aacides, whom ſtill his ſplene would chide,

Nor could thefacred king himſelfe, auoid his ſaucie vane, Againſt whom, ſince he knew the Greckes, did vehement hates ſuſtaine

(Bcing angric for Achilles wrong) he cride out; railing thus: Atrides: why complainſt thou now? what thou more of vs? Thy tents are full of braſſe, and dares; the choice of all are thine? With whom, we muſt preſent thee firſt, when any townes To our inuaſton, Wantſt thou then (beſtdes all this) more From Troyes knights, to redeeme their ſonnes? whom, tobedearcly ſold, I, or ſome other Greeke,, muſt take? or wouldſt thou yet againe, Force from ſome other Lord, his priſe; to ſooth the luſts that raigne Inthy encroching appetite? it fits no Prineeto be A Prince of ill, and gouerne vs; or kade ogr ; By rape toruine. O baſe Greekes, deſerving infami And ils eternall: Greekiſh girls, not Greekes ye are: Come, flic Home with our ſhips; leaue this man here, to periſh with bispreys, And trie if we helpthim, ornot: he da man that weys Farre more then he himſelfe in worth: he forc'tfrom Thetwſonne, And keepes his priſe ſtill: northink I, that mightie man hathrwonne The ſtile of wrathfull worthily; he's ſoft, he's roo remilſe, Orelſe Atrides, his had bene, thy laſt of iniuries, Thus he the peoples Paſtor chid,; bur ſtraight ſtood vp to him

Divine /hyſſer, who with lookes, exceeding grave, and grim, This bitter checke gaue: Ceaſle, vaine deat wharar ro On kings thus, though itſerue thee well : northinke thon canlt reſtraine, With that thy railing facultie, their wik in leaſt degree, | For nota worſe, of all this hoaſt, camewith our king thenthee, n

0

\. \

THE SECOND BOOKE

dQ

Myſſer to A+ game n and the people,

ToT fiege : thendo not take, intothat mouth of thine, Thenamesofkingzmuc ſee th ini thr hin In their ſupreme wreſting thus, this motion for our home Toſooth th OR — Oftheſe delignments: it it be, our to ſtay, or go:

Nor is it that thou ſtandſt on, thou, reuil'ſt our Generallſo, Onely, becauſe he hath ſo much, notgiuen by ſuch as thou,

But our Heroes. Therefore this, thy rude veine, makes me vow, (Which ſhall be curiouſly obſeru'd) ifcuer I ſhall heare

This madneſſe from thy mouth againe, let nor Jhyſſes beare

This head, nor be the father cald, of yong Telemachws,

If tothy nakedneſſe, I take, and ſtrip thee not, and thus

Whip thee to fleete from Councell ſend, with ſharpe ſtripes,weeping hence,

This glory thou affeRſt to raile. This ſaid, his infolence

He ſetl'd with his ſcepter; ſtrooke, his backe and ſhoulders ſo,

That bloody wales roſe; he ſhrunke round; and from his eyes did flow Moiſtteares, andlooking filthily, he are, feard, ſmarted; dried

His blubberd checkes; and all the preaſſe, (though grieud tobe denied, Their wiſht retrait for home) yet laughr, delightſomely, and ſpake Either to other: O ye Gods, how infinitely take

Vlyſſes vertues in our good? author of Counſels, great

In ordering armies: how moſt well, this at became his heate

To bcate from Councellthis rude foole* Ithinke his fawcie ſpirit Hereafter will not let his tongue, abuſethe ſoucraigne merit,

Exempt from ſuch baſe ronguesas his. Thus ſpake the people: then The ctic-razer, 1thacws, ſtood vp to ſpeake againe,

Holding his Scepter.Cloſeto him, gray-cyd Miners ſtood;

Andlikea herald, (ilence cauſd, that all the Achiue brood

(From firſt colaſt) might heareand know, the counſell: when (incliad Toall their good) Yhyſſes ſaid: Atrides,now I find,

Theſe men would renderthee the ſhame, of all men, nor would pay, Their owne vowes tothee,when they tooke, their free and honord way, From Argos hither; thattill Troy, were by their brave hands rac't, They would not turne home; yetlike babes, and widowes, now they haſt Tothat baſerefuge. Tis a ſpitc, toſee men melted ſo

In womaniſh changes. Though tis true, that ifa man dogo'

Onely a monethtoſea, and leaue, his wife farre off, and he

Torturd with winters ſtormes, and toſt, with atumultuous ſea, Growes heauy, and would home; vs then, to whom the thrice three yeare Hath fild his reuolubleorbe, ſince our arriuall here,

Iblame not,to wiſh home, much more: yerall this timhe to ſtay

(Our of our judgements) tor our end; and now to take our way Withour it, were abſurd and vile. Suſtainethen friends, abide,

The time ſettoourobieR: rrie ,if Calch.s prophecied

True of the time or not. We know, ye all can witneſſe well (Whom theſe late death-conferring-fates, haue faild to ſend to hell) That when in Aulis, all our fleet, d witha frei

Of ilsto Ilion, and her friends: beneath the faire growne height

AmMmte A AH << OOLdTTZEP

EC LAT LRRCIT ET OUS DT a * 5: Foy srvr * 3

p—_— —

'OF HOMERS ILIADS.

A Platane bore , about afount , whence chriſtall water flow'd, And neare our holy altar,we, vpon the Gods beſtow'd

Accompliſht Hecatombs; and there, appear'd a —_ A Dragon with a bloody skale, horrideto pay

Tolight by great Olympine, which crawli beneath The fi tothe P climbd; x yur ater opay WY A Sparrowes yong, in number cight, that in a

Hid vnder leaues: the dam the ninth, that the Serpen

C

Should bethe iſſue, Ca/cbs then, thus ied the cuent;

Why are ye dumbe ſtrooke, faire-haird Greekes? wiſe Joneis he hath ſhowne

This ſtrange oſtentto vs. Twas late, and lately done,

Bur that graceit foregoes to vs, for ſuffering all the ſtate

Ofhis apparence, (bcing ſo ſlow) nor time ſhall end, nor fate.

As theſe eight Spatrowes, and the dam, (that made the ninth) were cate

By this ſterne Serpent; ſonine yeares, weare endurethe heate

Of ravenous warre, and in the tenth, rake in this broad-waid rowne. Thas he interpreted this ſigne; and all things haue their crowne

As he interpreted, till now. Thereſt then, to

Belecucas certaine: ſtay we all, till that moſt glorious deed

Oftaking this rich towne, our hands, arc honord with. This ſaid,

The Greckes gaue an vnmeaſur'd ſhout, which backe the ſhips repaid

With terrible echoes, in applauſe, of that perſwafion

Diuine Y1yſſes vid; which yer, held no compariſon

With Neſtors next ſpeech, which was this: O ſhamefull thing! ye talke

Like children all, that know notwarre. In whataires region

Our oathes, and couenants? Now I fee, the fierefpeRs ofmen

Ate vaniſht quite; our right hands giuen, our faiths, our counſels vaine;

Our ſacrifice with wine; all fled, in that prophanedflame

We made to bindall: for thus ſtill, we vaine perſwaſions frame,

And ſtriue to worke our end with words, not ioyning ſtratagemes

And hands together, though thus long, the powre of our extremes

Hath vrg'd vs to them. <A trew ſonne? firme as at firſthowre ſtand:

Make good thy c; talkeno more, in counſels, but command

In achucfield. Let twoorthree, that by themſtlues aduiſe, -

Faint in their crowning, they are ſuch, as are not truly wile.

They will for Argos, ere they know, if that which /ove hath faid

Be falſe or true. Itell them all, tha! high ave bowd his bead

As firſt we went aboord our fleet, for ſigne we ſhould confer _

Theſe Troians, their due fate and death; almightic

All that day darting forth his lames,in an d light,

Onour right hands; let therefore none, once dreame of coward flight,

Till (for his owne) ſome wife of Troy, he ſleepes withall; the tape

Of Helen wreaking; andour fighes, cnforc't for her eſcape.

Neflernoche Greekg,

Ren” -

j |

THE SECOND BOOKE

Ag anemnon bs

Nofter.

_ Fimile,

Diomed.

__ 'y yet dare dote on home, lethis diſhonor'd haſt Hisblacke,

and well-built barke but touch, _ he = dilgract

His countries ſpirit) fate, and death, may firſt his ſpirit ict go. But bethou wiſe (king) do not truſt, thy ſelfe, but others. Know I willnot vſcan abic& word: ſceall thy menarraid —© In tribes and nations; that tribes, tribes; nations may nations aid: Which doing, thou ſhalt know, what chiefs, what ſouldiers play the men, And what the cowards: for they all, will fightin ſeuerall then, (Eafie fornote.) And then ſhalt thou, if thou deſtroiſt not Troy, Know ifthe prophecics defeR, or men thou doſt employ In their 'darts, want in warre: orlacke of that braue heate Fit for the ventrous ſpirits of Greece, was cauſe to thy defeate.

Tothis the king ot men replied; O father ,all the ſonnes Of Greece thou conquerſt, in the ſtrife, of conſultations. I would to /ove, Athenia, and Phebus,1 could make (Ofall) bur ten ſuch Counſellers; then inſtantly would ſhake Kings Priamscitie; by our hands, laid hold on, and laid walt. Bur /ove hath orderd I ſhouldgricue, and tothatendhath caſt My life into debates, paſtend. My ſelfe, and Theriſonne, (Like girles) in words fought for a gitle, and I th'offence begunne: But if we cuer talke as friends, Troys thus deferred fall Shallneuer vexe vs more one houre. Come then, to vidtles all, That ſtrong Mars, all may bring to field; each man hislances ſtcele See ſharpned well; his ſhield well lin'd, his horſes meated well, His chariot carefully made ſtrong, that theſe affaires of death, Weall day may hold fiercely out: no man muſtreſt, or breath. The boſomes of our targatiers, muſt all be ſteept in ſweate. The lanciers arme, muſt fall difſolu'd; our chariot horſe with heate, Muſt ſcemeto melt. Bur ifT find, one ſouldier take thechaſe, Oc ſtirre from fight, or fight nor ſtill, fixtin his enemies face; Or hid aſhipboord: allche world, for force,nor price, ſhallſaue His hated life, but fowles, and dogs, be his abhorredgraue,

He ſaid, and ſuch a murmureroſe, as on a loftic ſhore The waucs make, when the Southwind comes, and tumbles them before Againſta rocke, growne neare the ſtrand, which diuerſly befer Is never free; but here and there, with varied vprores beat.

All roſe then, ruſhing to the flecte, perfum'dtheir tents, andeate: Each offring to th'immortall Gods, and praying.to ſcape th'heate Of warre and death, The king ot men, an Oxe of fiue yeares ſpring Talmightie /oveſlue: call'd the Peeres, firſt Neſtor, thenthe king Idomenew: after them, th'Aiaces, and the ſonne Ot Tydew, Itharws the ſixth, in counſell Paragon To love himſelfe, All theſe he bad, but <at-a-martiall-crie. Good CMenelaws, ſince he ſaw, his brother buſily Employd atthat time, would not ſtand, on inuitation, 4 Butof hiraſelfe came. All about, the offring ouerthrowne Stood round, tooke ſalt.cakes,and the king, himſelfe thus

| idforall: . O owe, moſt great, moſt glorious, that in that ſtarric hall,

Sitſt

—_— —————

OF. HOMERS | ILIADS..

Sir (t drawing darke clouds vp toaire: letnotthe ns Sens Darknelle ſupplying it; till,my hands, the Pallace, and the towne- - | Ot Priam oucrthrowgand burnez the armes on Hefortbreſt Duwidingz ſpoiling with my ſword, thouſands (inintereſt Of his bad quarrell) laid by him, in duſt, and catingeanth, A He pray 'd, Jowe heard him nor, but made, more plentifullthebirth Ofhis (ad toiles; yet tooke his gifts. Prayres paſt, cakes on they threw: The Oxe then (rothealtar drawne,) they killd, and from him drew His hide: then cut him vp; his thighes (in two hewne) dubd with far, Prickr on the {weet-breads; and with wood, leaueleſſe, and kind!'d at Appoſcd fire, they burne thethighes; which done;the inwards1lit, Thcy broild on coales, and eate. The reſt,in giggots cur, they ſpit, Roaſt cunningly, draw, fic, and feaſt: noughr lackt to leaucalaid Each temperate appetite; which ſcru'd, Ne#or beganand laid: cAtrides, moſt grac't king of men, now no more words allow, Nefer t6 Aga- Nor more deferre the deed [ove vowes. Let heralds fommonnow Manu The braſcn-coted Greckes; and vs, range euerie where the hoſt, To ſtirrea ſtrong warre quickly vp. This ſpeech nofillable loſt; The high-voict heralds, inſtantly, he charg'dto call toarmes ny The cuild-head Greeks; they call'd; the Greeks, ſtraightanſwerdtheiralarmes. The love-kepr kings, abour the king, all gatherd, with theiraide Rangd all in tribes and nations. With them the gray-eyd maide Great Xzis (Jones bright ſhield)ſuſtain'd, that can be never old; Neuer corrupted, fring'd about, with ſerpents forgdof gold, As many as ſuth{de to make, an hundred fringes, worth A hunderd oxen, euerie ſnake, all ſprawling, allſct forth Witch wbndrous ſpirit. Through the hoſt, with this the Goddeſle ranne In furie, caſting round her eyes; and furniſht eucrie man With ſtrengrl, exciting all rg armes, and fight inceſſant. None Now lik'ttheirlou'd inci the warres. And asafircvypon A huge wood, on the heights of hils, that farre off hurles his light: So the divine braſſe ſhin'dontheſe, thus thruſting on for fight, Their ſplendor through the aire reacht heauen: and as about the flood Caiſter, inan Aſian meade, flockes of the airic brood, (Crancs, Geeſe, orlong-neckt Swans)here, there, proud of their pinions fie Andin their falslay out ſuch throats, that withtheir ſpirittull crie | The meddow fhrikes againe: ſo here, theſemany nation d men, Flow'd ouer the Scamandrian field; from tents, and ſhips; the din Was dreadfull, thatrhe feete of men, and horſc, beate our of cath: Andin the floriſhing meade they ſtood, thicke as the odoxous birth Offlowres, or leanes bred in the ſpring; or thicke as {warmes of flies Throng then to ſhip-coares, when each ſwarme, his erring wing applics To milkedcawd on the milke maids pailes: all eagerly dilpold, Togiueto ruine th'Ilians, And as in rude heapes cloſd Though huge Goate-heards are at their food, the Goate-heards cally yet, Sort into ſundry heards, ſo here, the Chiefesin barrel ſet, ' |. Here tribes, here nations, ordring all. Amongſt whom hind the kings +» With eyes, like lightning-louing /ove; his A anſwering,

_ IT

©" "THE SECOND *BOOKE

In breaſt like Neprone; MaSin waſte: — Bull

Moſt eminent of alla heard, moſt ſtrong ſtrong, moſt maſterfull,

So _Ugamermnen, levethat day, made oucrheighten clere,

That heauen-bright armie; and preferd, toall th'Heroes there. ©".UY Now tellme Maſer,youthardwell,in heauenly roofes (for you

Are Goddeſles; are preſent here, are wiſe, and all things know;

Weonely truſt the voyce of fame, know nothing: ) who they were Thathere were captains ofthe Greekes? Commanding Princes here,

The multitude exceed my wales. Japan fitted to my choice

Ten tongues were, hardned pallats ten, a breaſt ofbraſle, a voyce

Infra, and trumplike: that —_ worke, vnleſſethe ſeed of /oue (The deathleſſe Muſe) vndertake, maintaines a pitch abouc

wy mortall powers. The Princes then, and nauie that did bring

Thoſe ſo incnarrable troopes;and all their ſoyles, I ling.

The Catalogue ofthe Grecian ſhips and Captaines.

p_ and Leitwe,all that Boeotia bred,

= 0 © Arceſilavs, Clonixs, and Prothoenor led,

Th'inhabitants of Hyris, and ſtonic

Schene,Schole, the hilly Econ, and holy T beſpia;

Of Grea,and great Mycaleſſe, that hath theample plainez

Theplacesin Of Harma ,and Ilefius, and all that didremaine,

eh In zh. and in Elon, in Hylen, Peteons, In faire Ocales , and the towne, well builded , Medeons ; Capas , Entreſis , Thichethat , for Pigeons doth ſurpaſle; Of Coroneia , Harliart : .that bath ſuch ſtore of graſle. All thoſe that in Plates dwelt, that Gliſa did poſleſſe , And Hypothebs , whole wel-built wals ,arerareand fellowleſle; Inrich Oncheſftus famous wood, to watric Neptune vow'd;

And Arne, wherethe vine-trees are, with vigorous bunches bow'd:

With them that dwelt in Hydea, and Ni//a moſt divine. All thoſe whom vemoſt Anthedon, did wealthily confine. From all theſe coaſts in generall, full fifric ſaile were ſent, And ſixſcore ſtrong, Beoties youths, in cucric burthen went. But thoſe who in Aſpleden dwelt, and Mynian Orchomen, Aſcalapbuand God Mars his ſonnes did leade ( Aſcalaphus, and Ialmen.) - - —— gg me! Who in Azidon Afors houſe, did of Aſtioche come; The baſhfull Maide, as ſhe went vp, into the higher roome, The warre-god ſecretly compreſt : in ſafe condu of theſe, Theirnewie30. Did thirtic hollow. bes y barkes, diuide the wauie ſeas. The Phocenſien PBraye Schedimsand E Props, the Phocean captaines were, captain Sees Naubolida, Iphitas Ganaall proofe gainſt any feare; U Ept- firophnr, With them bo Cypariſians went,and bold Pythonlans Men of religious gow Cher ſoyle, and fat D P anopeans, Anemores erce Hyampoliſts:

Andtholethat dwell where Cephiſa, caſts vp his ſilken miſts.

The nawic of the Baotiam fitic.

= an 6. £m oi —— =,

Ms a2 ae SI et DS A ww@{@ @ . *

=” fr ffe.. © too

———————.

——_—

OF HOMERS ILIADS. 27

The mea that faire Lyles held, neare the Cephiian ſpring, * os All which did fortic ns ens an: bring. _. | Theinflor an, About th'entoyld Phocenſian flecte, had theſe their ſaile afſignde: | Andneareto the (iniſter wing, the arm'd Bezotians ſhinde. © *

Aiax the leſle, 0:lens ſonne, the Loctians led to warre, | Notlike to Atax Telamon, butleſſer man by farre, captaines of the Little he was,and euer wore, a breaſtplate made of linne; were 21 Bur forthe manage of hislance, he generall praiſe did winne. The dwellers of Caliarvs, of Beſſa, Opeen; The towns of the The youths of Cynus,Scarphis, and, Angier, loucly men, CT Ot T arphis, and of T hronmts, neare flood Boagrinstall, | Twiſe eweatie martiall barkesof theſe, leſſe Aiax faild withall, Their nanie 46.

Who neare Eubee bleſſed ſoile, their habitations had,

Strengeh-breathing Abenre, whotheir ſeats, in ſweet Exbeamade: Exbaans and The Aſtieens rich in grapes, the men of Chalcids, 30 The Cerinths, bordring oa the ſea, of rich Eretria,

Of Dyons highly-ſeared towne, Chariſins, and of Styre;

All theſe the Duke Alphenor led, a flame of Merrhis fire Alphener theie Surnam'd Chalcodomtiades, the mightieAbents guide; Commander. Swift men of foot, whoſe broad-ſer backes, their trailing haire did hide,

Well ſcene in fight, and ſoonecould pierce, with farreextended darts

The breaſt plates of their enemies; and reach their deareſt hearrs.

Fortie blacke men of warredid faile, in _ charge. qa

The ſouldiers that in Athens dwelt, a Citie builded large, IF The people of Eriithins, whom lone-ſprung Pallas fed:

And plentious-feeding Tellus brought, out ofher flowric bed:

Him, Palas plac'tin herrich Fane, and eucrieended yeare,

Of Buls and Lambes, th'4thenien youths, pleaſe him wirh offrings there,

Mightic Meneithews, Petews ſonne, had theirdeuided care: Meneflbews For horſemen and for targatiers, none could with him compare: ther Cheife. Nor put theminto better place, to hurt or to defend:

Bur Neſtor( for he clder was) with him did ſole contend;

With him came fiftie ſable ſaile. Andour of Salamine ulcers Great Aiax broughttwclue ſaile, that with, th'Arhenians did combine. 59.

Who did in fruitfull 4rges dwell; or ſtrong Hyrimthe keepe: The Salamines Hermioz, orin Aſinen, whole boſome is {0 rey 5 Trezena, Elion, Epids re, where Bacchus crownes his head, . fax Telemonine, Ezina, and Mazetes ſoyle, did follow Diemed, —_—

And Sthenelus, the deare lou'd ſonne, of famous Cepaness: —— Together with Earialas, heire of Meciſtevs, wth The king of T aleonides; paſtwhom, in deeds of warre, —

The famous ſouldicr Diomed, of allwas held by farre;

Foureſcore blacke ſhips did follow theſe. The men faire Aycene held; The wealthy Corinth, Cleon thar, for beautious ſight exceld:

Arethire.zs louely ſeate, and in Orme: plaine,

And Sicyons, where at firſt, did king Adreſtas raigne:

High ſeated Gonoeſſas towers, and Hyperiſens,

That dweltin fruicfull Peflewen, and in divine Xgrwsr:

D 2 With

- mo ons ra — - OI” RR —_— —

GE nd w—_—_ ; - - I — "SS IL ->0- - — $-=,

0 0 OS

28 THE SECOND BOOKE

With all the ſca-fide borderers,and wide Helices friends; Agemenne? To Agemenmen cucric towne; hernative birth 94%, Indoublefifticablebarks: with hima worldofmen Moſt ſtrong and full of valure went: and he in triumphthen Puton his moſtreſplendentarmes, ſince he did inc The whole heroique hoſt of Greece, in power of that deligne. The Lacedeme» Who didin Lacedemons rule, th'ynmeaſur'd concaue hold: nin and their Figh Phares, Spertas, Meſſes towers, for doues ſo much extold; * 4g Bryſeias and Augias grounds; ſtrong Lea, Oetylon; Amycl.s, Helos harbor-towne, that Neptune beats vpon: Menelawcap- All theſe did Menelans leade, (his brother thatin cries cnc. Of warrewas famous) ſixtic ſhips, conuaid theſe enemies, , To Troy in chiefe; becauſe their king, was chiefly iniur'd there, In Hellens rape; and did his beſt, tromakethem buy itdeare. ThePyliansand =Who dweltin Pylos fandie ſoyle, and Arene the faire; their tow. Tn Thryon, neare Alpheus flood, and Aepy full of aire: In Cypariſſess, wm wor and little Preleon; The towne where all the Iliors dwelt, and famous Doreen, Where all the Muſes (oppoſite in ſtrife of Pocſie, Themyrs deri- Toancient Thamyris of Thrace) did vic him cruelly; oa {y | He coming from E _ court, the wiſe Oechalian king: Muſes. Becauſe he proudly durſt affirme, he could more ling, Thea that Pyerean race of Zone; who (angrie with his vant) Berefthis eye-ſight, and his ſong, that did theeare enchant; | And of his kill ro touch his Harpe, disfurniſhed hishand: Nefter captaine. All theſe in ninetic hollow keeles, graue Neſtor did command. =P Therichly bleſt inhabitants of the Arcadianland «xd their towns. Below Cyllenes mount, that by, Zpyres tombe did ſtand, Where dwell the bold neare-fighting men; whodid in Phexess liue: And 0rchomen, where flockes of ſheepe, the ſhepheards cluſtering driue: In Rypeandin Srratie, the faire Mantinean towne; And ſtrong Eniſpe, that for height, is cuer weather-blowne; Tegea, and in Stumphalus, Parrbaſia ſtrongly wall'd, .4xpener ther Al theſe Alcens ſonne, tofield ( king Agpenor) call'd; Ships 60, In fxtie barks he brought them on, . mrs re FE mand, With fierce Arcadians,skild to vic, the vemoſt ofa band. King Agamemnon on theſe men, did well.built ſhips beſtow, To paſle thegulfie purple ſea, that did no ſea rites know. The Epians «nd =They who in Hervun, Buphraſis, and Elu did remaine, their rownet. = What Olens Cliffes, Alifins, and Myrſew did containe; Sphips 49, =Wereledto warre by twiſetwo Dukes, andeach ten ſhips did bring, Which many venterous Epyens, did ſerue for burthening., Beneath CA iphimacus his charge, and valiant Talphiss, — ne Sonne of Euritss Aor, one; the other Cteatus; Talphins,Diores D #07es Amarincides, the other did imployz Polixenms. Thefourth diuine Polixenas, Agaſthens his joy: Dulichians. The king of faire CHngeiades, who from Dalichins came, ' Andfrom Euchinans (weet Iles, which holdtheir holy frame

a_<s Ou ® a ia

mmr—

OF | HOMERS ILIADS. wr”

By ample Elir ion, Meges Phelides led; | yn _ Whom Duke Phylews, loves belou'd, d, begar, and whilome fled 40 oa Tolarge Dulychizs for the wrath, char fix-d bis fachess breaſt. a Twiſe twenticſhips with Ebon failes, weein addreſt, ['//Shinaa

The war-like men of Cepbale, and thoſcof Ithace, \ 11) te Cophal ny Serta ap ur by endrboir crowns.

S) s, Samos Ile, "7 wes S—_ LR Gs 6 Foes wiſe Yhſſesleade, bas Tome

Twelue ſhips he brought, which in their courſe, te inns rbfoc |

Thoas, Andremons wel-[poke ſonne, did guideth' Ecolians well,

Thoſe that in Pleuron, Olengw, and ſtrong Pylene dwell: (172: Mites

Great Calcisthat by ſea-ſide ſtands, and ; | and townes,

For now no more of Oeneas(onnes, ſuruiu'd;they all weregone: Theas capeaies,

No more his royall ſelfe did liue, no more his ſonne, |

The golden Mcleager; now, their glaſſes all were run.

Allthings were left to him in charge, the Etolians Chiefchewas, - |

And fortie ſhips to Troian warres, the ſeas with him did paſſe. # » » =” Shipnes, Theroyall ſouldier /dowen, did leadethe Cretans ſtout: Who Conte,

The men of Gnoſſ«s,and the towne, Cortims, wall dabour. yur

Of Liftasand nar > towres, of white Lyceſfss ſtare, |

Of Pheſtus and of Rhiſt1as, the cities fortynate: | -

Andall, thereſt i ng, the hundred rownes of Crete, */ Idomenent.'

Whom warre-like 1dome 714 rung pon oo fans wrmrmty. 2

With kil-man Merion; cightic them did Troy inuade. '. Ships $0, Tlepolemus oaks On and bigly made,

Broughe nine tall ſhips of warre from Rhodes, which hautic Rhodians mand, |

Who dwelt inthree diffeuer'd parts, of that moſt pleaſant land,

Which Zyndas and 1aliſſus were, and bright Camyras, cald:

T lepolemus commanded theſe, in battell vnappald: Te —

Whom faire Aſtioche brought forth, by force of Hereales, ' Rhadians,

Ledourt of Ephyr with his hand, from riuer Sellees, | Shigs y.

When many townes of prince tner , heleueld with theground, w—_,

T lepolem (in bis fathers houſe, for building much renownd, = «+ "Ug8

Brought vp to head- m—_ Ameof youth) his mothers broghes flue, m4 edt oe

The flowre of armes, Lycynmiue, that ſomewhat aged grew: x

Then ſtraight he oathred hi a fleere, aſſembling bandsof men, oY

And fled by ſea, to ro the threars, thar weredenoanced then, 94s

By other ſonnesand nephewes of, th'Alciden fortitude. '4 _

Hein his exile came to Rhodes, driven in with tempeſts rude: | wie»

The Rhodians were diſtin& in tribes, and great with Jesedid ſtand, -Theking of menand Gods, whogaue Nh ntadbiond, Nireas, out of Symas hayen, thee wel-ballebakes did bring,

Nireusfaire Melaias ſonne, and on" opomangg

Nireus was the faireſt man,that to faire /how

Ofallthe Greekes, ſaue Pelews ſonne; Sent EU: Y ;

But weake this was, not fitfor ware, and cr don, 101/171,0 th Who did in C4 us, Njſyrus,and Crapathu - wh ,vod.dU

MR— __ _—_

=»

—— WIS. Sap. - — oo? Doo WI

—

5 "THE SECOND BOOKE 6: The Calydueis, I Co, Euripilus his towne and in Calydnas ſoyles, andutber Law- pp dippus and bold « Autiphus, did guide to Troian Their Chiefe The ſonnes of crowned T heſſalws, deriu'd from H

I

Phiippms 4 Who went with thirtic ſhips, well ordred tothe ſeas. Shipn 30. Now willing the fackfulltroopes, Pelaſgian Argocheld,' The Pelaſgians That in deepe Alas, Alope, and ſoft Trechinedweld, Treſal.Myni- 1 Prbyaandin Hellade, where live the loucly dames,

'. The cAMyrmidens, Helenians,and Achies, robd of Fames: Achiles their Al] which'the great Zacides, in fiftic ſhips did leade. $0,6%" For, theſe forgatwarres horride voice, becauſe they lackttheir head,

That would have ht them brauely foorth; but now at fleete did lie,

That wind-like vſer of his tec, faire T bets progenie; Wroth for bright-checkt Bryſeis lofſe;z whom from Lyrzeſſss ſpoiles, (His owneexploit) he brought away, as trophee of his toiles, When that towne was depopulate; he ſunke the Theban towres; Myneta, and Epiſtrophus, he ſcent to Platoes bowres, ho came ofking Ewenws race, great Helepiades-: ” Yernow beidely livesen d, but ſoone mult leave his caſe. Philae,os — Ofthoſc thatdwelt in-Phylace, and flowrie Pyrraſon their rownes. The wood of Ceres, andthe ſoyle, that ſheepe are fed vpon, ten and Antron, built by ſea, and Prelews full of grafle, Protefilam cap- Proteſilaus while he liu'd, the worthie captaine was: taine, Whom now the ſable carthdetaines: his reare-torne faced ſpouſe He wofull left in Philace, and his halfe finiſht houſe: A farall Dardane firſt his life, ofall the Greekes, bereft, As he was lenpingSom his ſhip; yet were his men vnlefe Withouta Chiete, for though they wiſhr, to haue no other man, Bur good Proteſilay their guide; Poderces yet s Togouernethem, /phits ſonne, the ſonne of Philacus, Moſt rich in ſheepe, and brother to, ſhont-liu'd Proteſilaws: Of yonger birth, lefſe, andlefle ſtrong; yet ſeru'd heto direR The companies, that ſtill did more, their ancient Duke affe, Shipe.qo, Twiſc twentie lettie ſailes with him, the ſwelling ſtreame did take. the Phereivis But thoſe that did in Pheres dwell, at the Bzbreian lake, and their towns. In Bebe, and in Glaphira, Iaokres builded faire: Inthriſe ſixe ſhips to Pergemss: did through the ſeas repaire, Eumelus £47- With old Admetestender ſonne, Famelws, whom he bred, Stir, Of Alceſt Peliwefaireſt child, of all his femall ſeed, The Methonians The ſouldiers that before the ſiege, Merhones vales did hold: «nd their bor- T haumacie, flowtic Melibe, and Olſon the cold, — fn Duke Philottetes gouerned, in darts of fineſt ſleight: Philofteres, Seuen veſlelsin his _ conuaid, their bonorable freighez left maimed <2 By fiftie rowers ina barke, moſt inthebow: But he in ſacred Lemmos lay, brought miſerably low, By torment of an vicer growne, with Hydr« poyſon'd bloud: Meden Ojlew Whoſe ſting was ſuch, Greece lefthim there, in moſt impatient moode: Meſeſonnce?:,. Yerthoughtthey on himat his ſhip, and chuſde to leade his men, place, CMedon, Oylews baſtard ſonne, brought forth to him by Rhes,

From

Io

Gant et AG HW dds Woe OddOOd cots ow ur oe9S

F _—

"OF - HOMERS ILIADS. *

From Thricce, bleake Ithomens cliffes, and haple Eerites citic rul'd by him in wilfull , 7 202. — an

In charge of Eſculapiuws ſonnes,

Machaon, Podalirixs, were thirtie veliels Who neare Hiperias fountaine dwelt, and in Ormenizer

The ſnowy tops of Tiramaw, and in Afferine:

Euemons ſonne Earipilss, did leade into the field: © PIIen

Whoſe townes did blacke-{aild ſhips, to tharencounter yeeld, Who Gyrton, and 4rgiſſe held, Orthtn and Elon (cate,

And chalkic 0/ooſine, were led by Polypete,

The iſſuc of Ferithows, theſonne of Tepiter,

Him the Athenian T heſens friend, Hypodemy did beare,

When hethe briſtled : did giue Ramwaſia,

Anddraue them out of Pelius, as farre as Erbica. .

Hecamenot ſingle, but with him, Leowteas, Corexs ſonne,

An armeof Margatid Corewns lite, Centusſeed e

Twiſe twentie ſhips, attended theſe. Canes next Fo

From Cyphus, twentic ſaile and two, the Enians following,

And fierce Perebi, tharabout, Dodewesfrozen mold,

Did plane their houſes, and the men, thatdid the medowes hold,

Which T ztoreſius deckes with flowets, and his ſweet current leades,

Into the bright Peneiss, that hath the filyer heads.

Yet with his admirable ſtreame, doth not his waues commixe;

But glides aloft on it like oyle: fortis the floud of Stix

By which th'immortall Gods do ſweare.Testhredearhonor'd birch

Prothous led the Magnets forth, whoneare the ſhadie cant,

Of Pelias, and Penecion, dwelt, fortic faile

Did follow him; theſe were the Dukes, arid Princes of auaile,

"That came from Greece: butnow the man, that ouerſhin'd themall,

Sing Muſe: and their moſt famousSteeds, ro my recitall call,

That both th'Atrides followed, faire Pheretiedes,

The braueſt mares, did bring by much; Exmeliss manag'd theſe:

Swift of their feeteas birds of wings; both of one haire did ſhinc,

Both of an age , both ofa height, as meaſur'd by aline:

Whom filuer-bow'd 4pollobred, in the Prerean meade;

Both ſlicke and daintie, yet were both,in warre of wondrous dread. Great Aiax Telamon for (trengrh, paſt all the Peeres of warre,

While vext Achilles was away: but he ſurpaſt him farre.

The horſe that bore that faulrleſſe man, were likewiſe paſt compare:

Yetlay he at the crookt-ſtern'dfhips, and furie was his fare,

For Mtress ſonnes jous deed: his men yer theirbearts,

With throwingof the ſtone; with harling of their darts,

And ſhooting faircly on the ſhore. Their horſe archariats fed,

On greateſt parſly, and on ſedge, that in the fens is bred.

His Princes tents their chariots held, that richly couerd were,”

His Princes, amorousoftheir Chicfe, walkt hereand there,

About the hoſt, and ſcorn'd to fight: their breaths, as they did paſſe,

Before them flew, as Hofie, Gd onthe remblinggralls

4

| ds

THE SECOND BOOKE

Earth vnder-gron'd their high raild feet, as when offended lone, In Arime, Tipheeas, with ratling thunderdrovue, Beneath the carth : in Arime, men ſay the graue is ſtill, Where thunder tomb'd Typhoems, and is a monſtrous hull. And as thatthunder madecarth grone, ſo gron'd itasthey paſt, They trode with ſuch hard-ſet-downe ſteps, and —- 1 where. To Troy the rainbow-girdeddame, right heavienewes ans, from love, From owe (as all to Councell drew, in Priams Pallace gates) Reſembling Priams ſonne in voice, Polyres ſwift of feet: In truſt whereof (as Sentinell, to ſee when from the fleer, The Grecians ſallied) he was ſer, vpon the loftic brow Of aged Eſietes tombe, andthis did ris howz - IratePriom. O Priamthou artalwaics plcaſd, with indiſcreetaduiſe: And fram'ſt thy lifeto times of peace, when ſucha warre doth riſe As threats incuitable ſpoyle; I neucr did behold Such and ſo mightie troupes of men, who trample on themold, In numberlike A#t#mmns leaves, or like the marine ſand: All ready round about the walles, to vic a ruining hand. Hettor: | therefore chargethee moſt, this charge rovndertake: A multitude remainein Trey, willfight for Priems ſake, Ofother lands anda es; let euerie leader then Bring forth, well wa —_ field, his ſeuerall NOD Strong Hedor knew, a dcitic, gauecharge to this aflay: Diſmiſt the Councell "05 "Dna cluſters toarmes do ſway? The ports are all wide open ſet: outruſhethe troopes in fwarmes,, Both horſe and foote, thecitie rung, with ſuddainecryedalarmes. Baticie tumulus = A Columne ſtands without the towne, that high his head dothraiſe, A lirtle diſtant, in a plaine, trod downe with diners waies: | Which men do Batzeia call, but the immortals name Myrinnes famous ſepulcher, the wondrous aGtiue dame. Here were th' A«xiharie bands, that came in Trozes defence, Diſtinguiſht vnder ſeuerall guides, of ſpeciall excellence. x _ TheDuke of all the Troian power, great helme.deckt HeiFor was; Mein Which ſtood of many mightic men, wellskild in darts of brafſe: Thecataloge of _ of ——_ ſeed ( a goddefſe witha man, other captawnti. \ Axchiſes, with the Queene of loue: ) the troopes Dardanian, —_—_— Ledto Fe held; his louely Sire, in 1d«s lower ſhade, captains, =PBegathim of ſweet Cyprids; he ſolely was notmade Chiete leader ofthe Dardan powers: Antenors valiant ſonnes, | ——_— Archilechas, and Acamas, were ioyn'dcompanions. Who in Zelia dwelt, beneath, the ſacred foote of 1de, Thar drinke of blacke £ſepws ſtreame, and wealth madefull of pride; The Apimy. . (The Aphny) Lycaonsſonne, whom Phebws gaue his bow, 34," " (Prince Pandarw) did leade to field. Who Advreſtinus 0we, h ( Fw <p _ Pei,and _—_ Tereies) Adreflion. CAareſtus,and ſtout Amphiusled; who did their Sire dilpleaſe grel ag (Merops Percoſuus) that exceld, all Troy in heauenly wa e Amphie, Of futures-ſcarching propheſie: for much againſt his w

w—__——_—C ____

—

OF HOMERS ILIADS.

His ſonnes were agents inthoſearmes; — |

The Fares, in lerting ſlip their threds, their haſtie Who in Percotes, Pradtins, Aricbe didabide, Who Seſfus and Abidss bred, Hyntacides di

Prince Aſius Hyrtacides, that great gians led,

Brought from Ari5ba to that Pylens, and Hypothoas, the Ofthem Lariſſa fruitfull ſoyle, before had nouriſhed: Theſe were Pelaſgian Pithus ſonnes, ſonne of Texremid as. The Thracian guides were Pyrozs,and valiant Acawes. Ofallthat the impetuous flood, of Hefeſpent encloſd, Euphemus, the Ciconian troopes, in his command di Who from T rezenins Ceades, right nobly did deſcend, pyrechmes did the Peonsrule, that crooked bowes do bend, From Axissout of Amides, he had themin command: From Axivs, whoſe moſt beautious ſtreame, ſtill overflowes theland. Pylemen wich the well arm'd heart, the iansled, From Enes, where the race of mules, fit for the is bred: The men that broad Cyzerws bounds, and Seſamesenfold, About Parthenins loftic floud, in houſes much extold, From Cromaa and Fgia/ns, the menthat armes did beare, And _—_ fituare ſoldiers were. ; GS ophus and Dixu did, the Halizonians guide, _ _ Alybe, where firſt, thefilaer mines were tide. Chronias, and Augur Eunomas, the Myſians did command, Who could not with his auguries, the ſtrengthof death withſtand: But ſuffred it beneath the ſtroke,of great A acides, In Xanthws, where he made more foues, diver the Stygin ſeas. Phorcys and faire Aſcanixe, the Phrygians broughtro warre, Well train'd for batrell, and were come, out of 4ſcanis farre. With Methles,and with —_—_— Pylemens ſormes) did ie The men of Mezov, whom the fenne, Gyges broughrro And thoſe Mzonians that beneath, the mountaine T; The rude rnleneerdCribsthatbarbarows were of rongue, Did vnder Na«ſtes colours march, and young 4 ach, (Nomyons famous ſonnes) to whom, the mountaine Phrhirorue, That with the famous wood is crown'd; Miletww, Micales, That hath ſo many loftie markes, tor men that loue the ſexs: ry wagon Meanderbow' d, with his ſo ſnakie —_ qr ono y es = outh, HE brood, e Amphimachgy, to field, brought gold to nn NG girlelike thatdothever bear, her dowre ypon herbacke Which wiſe Achilles markt, flue him, andtooke his goldin ſtrife, Art Xanmthas floud, ſolitle death, did feare his golden life. Sarpedon led the Lycians, and Glences vnreprou'd, From Lycia andthe gulfie flood, of Xanthasfarreremou'd, | COMMENT ARTVS.

2 Home, C's. Sicut examina prodeunt apurd frequennddiij Ge nes

——_ THE SECOND BOOKE mile, Virgil (»fwe the like in imitation ) i preferd 16 Homer ; with what reaſen1 pray you ſee. Lb ge drfferent: None mend op the infinite mal hinadeof ſouldiers everie where diſperſing z Virgil, the diligence of builders, yi Simile «5h. 1. Eneid. , | oY, | Qualis apes zſtate noua, per Korea rura pawethb ſolelabor;, auliaiebes Educunt foetus; aut cum liquentiamella Stipant; 8& dulcidiſtendunt NeRtare cellas; Autoneraaccipiunt venientum; autagmine fatoz "lgnauum fucos pecus a przſepibusarcent: Feruetopus; redolent thymo fragrantia mella. Now compare this with Homers , but in mry tranſlation ; and indge if to both their - ends, there be any ſuch betterneſſe in Virgils : but that the reverence of | — due to the maifter (euen in theſe his maligners ) might well hane containd their lame cenſures of the Pocticall farie, from theſe unmannerlic and hateful compariſons, E. | ſpecially , ſince Virgil bath nothing of bis owne , but onely elocation; hu invention, matter, and forme, being all Homers: which laid by a man , that which be addnh, i onelie the worke of a woman , to netifie and poliſh . Nor dol, alas , but tbe formoſt ranke of the moſt ancient and beſt learned that ener were , come 10the for Homer, hiding all other Poets under bis enſigne : hate not me then , but t to whom, before my booke 1 referre you. But much the rather 1 inſift onthe ſormer Simile, for the word1>eSor , cateruatim , or confertim , which is noted by Spoti- danus to containe all the « miferrs , reddition , or application of the compariſon, and is nothing ſo . For though it be all the reddition Homer expreſſeth z, yes he intends two ſpeciall parts in the application more , which he leanes to his indicial readers underſtanding, as be doth in all bis ther Sirgiles: ſince «man may peruiah ly ( or as be paſſeth ) diſcerne all that is to be vnderſivod. And here, beſides the throngs of ſouldrers, expreſt in the ſwarmes of Bees; he intimates the infinite number in thoſe throngs or companies, iſſuing from fleete ſo ceaſleſly , that there appeared al moſt no end of their iſſue : and thirdly , the enerie where diſþerſing themſeluet. But Spondanus would excuſe Homer , for expreſſing no more of his application; with affirming it n__— that the thing compared, and the compariſon, ſhould = an all parts,and therefore alledges the vulgar vnderſianding of aSimile, which® 6 groſſe as it is valgar; that a ſimilitude muſt yno pede ſemper claudicare. His reaſov far it as abſurd «s the reſt: whichs ths, {i eainter ſe omnino reſp6derent, falleret illud axioma , nullum ſimileeſt idem ; as though rhe generall application of the compared , and the compariſon , would make them any thing more the ſame, or all one ; morethen the ſwarmes of Bees , and the throng of ſouldeers are all ome, or the ſame, for anſwering moſt aptly. But that a Simile muſt needs halt of one foote ſtill Jhoweth how lame vulgar tradition is , eſpecially in her cenſure of Poeſic, For who at firſt ſight, will not conceine it abſurd to make 4 Simile ; which ſernes to the illsſtration and ornament of a Poeme, lame of a footeand idle? T he incredible-vit- _ A xm by Homer in all the reft of his moſt inimitable Similes , being expref mn hu |

e,will abundantly prove the lupiditic of this tradition: and bow ini

|

t his interpreters muſt needs come of him , in his flreioht and laces

an his open and faire paſſages, they raruy ye hs pep ul - ® 10 joe agi{ner fGrnr One, hun quidem clarii (orilluſtrem) fecit Deus;e is by al tranſlated; wherein I note the ſlrange ubuſe(.xs Tapprebend it) of the word PI

HA OII—o—E—_

OF HOMERS ILIADS.

aqi{nnor; beginning here, continuing whereſoener it is ſoundin theſe Hiads.1s is by the tranſition of 2 into 4 in derination according 19 the Doricke: for which cauſe our Interpreters will needs have Homer intend agidwa;, which is clarus or illuſtris, when he himſelfe ſaith aq dnogwbich ac of «4+:wbich i5valde and wan, and (ſignifies, quem or I z Or But becanſe (unos 1s moſt amthentically expounded, im mentisad culrum diut» num, wr expoſition 1 follow repre , ande al apb{anoy diner 105; hunc quidem magnum impulſum ad cultum divinum fecit Deusz becauſe he turned ſo ſodainly and miraculoaſly the Dragon to « ſtone, To makt it «q1#13ar, and ſay,clacum, or illuſtrem fecit Deus; quioſtendit, or oſtenderat, (which followes in the verſe ) and ſaith thus much in our tongue: God that ſhewed thrs punade it cleaves is verie luile more, then God that ſhewed this, ſhewed it. One way it obſernes the word

(betwixt which, and the other, you ſee what great difference )and is faire, ſull,grane,

the other alters the originall, and is vglie, idle,

© Aumyans Sol 3 abs bour ayalos Marinas, (fe, S autem ci venir, voce bonus Menelaus;and ſore ſay bello ſtrenuus Menelaw: which is farre eft fromthe mind of our Homer , 8+ ſiznifying vociteratio , or clamor , thowgh ſome

will haze it pugna, ex conſequentizhecaaſe figbts are often made with clamor. But in bello ſtrenuus, (vnleſſe it be ironically taken) is here ſtraind beyond ſuffer ance, C14 to be expounded vociteratione bonus Menelans:which agreeth with that part of his charatter in the next booke that telleth b1s maner of iter ance ov voice: which {5 para aey466-Valde ſtridule,or aroutocum ſtridore ; A008

moi properlie taken-in the worſe part and ſienifieth ſbrillse,or noiſ,

commonly and

| | — howſoeuer in the unlgar conuer(i hat place moſt groſſehe abojed. Tot conſideration whereof, being of much importance , Ireferre you in his place, And in the meane time ſhew you , that in this rhand next verſe, Homer ( ſpeaking ſcopti- cally) breakes open the ſountaine of his ridiculous humor following :nener by anie in- terpreter vnderſtood,or touched at being yet the moſt ingenious conceited perſon that any man can ſhew in any heroicall Poeme , orin any Comicke Poet. «And that you may ſomething perceiue him before you reade to him in Saran. :Iwill, « part

Ican, in haſte, zine you him here together, as Homer at s preſents him : viz, ſimple, wel-meaning landing flill afſetedlit on telling trath , (mall, and ſbrill voi-

ced (not ſweet, or eloquent, as ſome moſ} againſt the baire would haue —

ken, afier his countrie the Laconicall manner: yet ſpeaking thicke and ok | ou in the field, and willing to be emploied. Avd (being mollis Bellator himſelfe) ſet ſtill to call to enerie hard ſeraice the hardicit, Enen by the wit of Aiax, plaid vpon, about whom he would till be diligent: and what he wanted of the martiall farie and facultie himſelfe , that he would be bold to ſupplic out of Aiax : Aiax and he , to any for blowes: Antilochus and be for wit: ( Antilochus old Neſtors ſonve, a moſt in-

genious, valiant, and excellentlie formed perſon.) | Sometimes valiant , or daring , ( as what coward « not) ſometimes falling vpon ſentence, and good matter in bi ſpeeches ( 45 what meaneſt capacitie doth not?) Nor wſeth our moſt inimitable Imitator of natare, this croſſe and arformed mixture of his parts, more to colour and auoid tos broad a taxation of ſo eminent a perſon, then to follow the true life of nature, being often , or alwaies expreſt ſo diſparent in bey evee- tures. And therefore the decorum that ſome poore Chiticks have flood upon ,, to make fooles alwaies fooliftr,, cowards at all times comardhy , ce. us farre fromthe varient #rder of natare , whoſe principles bemg contrary , ber produdtions muſt needes cOm- 14:ne

de zmulandus, according to Scap. =

THE SECOND BOOKE taine the like _—_ | But now to the firſt ; eunens $i 1 3>0, &c. Spontaneus autem eivenit, &e, about which , a paſſing great peece of worke 1s pickt out by our greateft Philoſy. phers, touching the unbidden coming of Menclaus to ſarper or Counſell, which ſome commend; others condemue in him : but the reaſon why he flaid not the innitement rendered immediatly by Homer, none of the will underſland,viz. Hu Sners thjucs, | oc. ſcicbat enim inanimo quantum frater laborabat : of which werſe his inter. preters crie out for the _— , onely becauſe it was neuer entered in their henſion, whith 1 more then admire ( for the eaſineſſe of it) ſo freely offering it Ukeu their entertainment; and yet vſing the hoofe of Pegaſus, onely with a touch breaking open (45 aboueſaid ) the fountarne of his humor. For thus I expoundit , ( laying all az4ine together, to make it plaine enough for you, ) Agamemncn inviteag all the ef Commanders to ſupper , left out his brother , but be, ſeeing how much his br. ther was troubled about the dreame , and buſied,, would not land wpon invitemen, bat came of himſelfſe. And this being ſpoken Scoptic&, or by way of irriſion , argueth what manner of man he madeof him. Ineptus enim ( 45 it is af firmed in Plutarch, 1. Symp. and ſecond queſtion) tuit Menelaws , & locum dedir prouerbio, qui ad conſilium dandum acceflitiet , non voc211s : And to thi place he had reference, becauſe a Councell of warre ws to be held at this -ſapper. And here (1 ſay) Homer 6. pened the weine of bis ſumplicitie, not ſo much im hi going onbidaen to I and Connſell, as in the reaſon for it ironically rendered , that he kuew his brother was buſie, &c. Andyet that addition, without which the very ſence of our Poet is not ſafe , our in- terpreters would hane raced. |

——

—

Theendofthe ſecond Booke.

_— . Oc ea a .292 a. A tans. ST GO tt @,. oe nds

OF HOMERS: ILIADS;

_ '* a

E THIRD BOOKE F HOMERS ILIADS.-.::

Tus ARGVvVMENT.

yo (berwixt the Hoaſts ) to fangle fight (Of all the Greekes ) dares the moſt bande bmght:

King Menelaus, doth accept his braxe, Condittoning that he ag ane ſhould haxe Faire Helena, with all ſhe browght to Troy, If he ſubdw' 4; elſe Paris ſhould emoy Her, and ber wealth , in peace. Conqueſt doth grant Her dearenreath to the Grecian combattant; But Venus, to hey champion: life doth yeeld Safereſcne, and conneyes him from the field, Into his chamber; and for Hellen ſends; > Whom much, her lower: foule ds(grace offends; Ter Venus, for him ſtsll makes good her charmer, And ends the ſecond combat in ba armers,

Another Argument.

Gamma, the ſogle fight dath ſi T wixt Paris, andthe Spartan kavg»

=> Hen every leaſt Commanders will, beſt ſouldiers had obaide,

Vo And both the hoſts __ rangd for fight, the Troians would _

YP/A The Greeks with noiſes; cryingour,in comi on: (frai Lf) 4 {& Atall parts like the Cratcetin fill, with harſh: —_

Ot bruuth clanges, all theaire : and in ridiculous warre,

(Eſchuing the vnſufferd ſtormes, ſhot from the winters ſtarre)

Viſitethe Ocean; andconferre, the Pygmei ſouldiers death.

The Greeks charg'd ſilent, and like men, beſtow'd theirthriftie breath In ſtrength of far-reſounding blowes; ſtill entertaining care

Ofcithers reſcue, when their ſtrength, did their engagements dare. Andas vpon a hils ſteepe tops, the Southwind powresa cloud

To ſhepheards thankleſſe, bur by theeues, that loue the night, allowd;z

A darkneſſe letting downe, that blinds, a ſtones caſt off men eyes:

Such darkneſſe from the Greeks ſwift feet, (madeall of duſt) did riſe, But ere ſterne conflit mixt both ſtrengrhs, faire Paris ſtepr before

The Troian hoſt; athwart his backe ,a Panthers hide he wore,

A crooked bow, and ſword, and ſhooke, two brazen-headed dartsz Wirth which (well arm'd) his tongue prouokt, the beſt of Grecian hearts To ſtand with him in ſingle fight, Whom, when the man wrong d moſt Ofall the Greckes, ſo gloriouſly, ſaw fake befev the hoſt,

". ” by JN a AQ — (4 -/4\ SV + Me ("a 4: "A

As

THE THIRD BOOKE _

- As when a Lionisreioyc'r (with bungerhalfe forlorne) | Thar finds ſome ſweet prey (a5 a Hart, whole grace lies in his horne, Ot Syluane Goate) which he deuours, though neuer ſo purſud ' With dogs and men; ſo Sparta king, exulred, when he view d The faire-fac'd Paris ſocxpoſde, tohis ſothirſted wreake, Whercothis good cauſe made him ſure, The Grecian front did breake, And forth he ruſht, at all parts arm'd: leapt from his chariot, Androyally o_ for co Which ſcene, cold terror ſhot P ari: flieeb The heart of Paris, who retir'd, as headlong from the king, fight of Mere» Ag in him, he had ſhund his death : and as a billy ſpring, , la. Preſentsaſcrpenttoa man, full vnderneath his feere, Her blew necke ({wolne with poiſon) raiſd, and her ſting out, togreet His heedleſſe entrie: ſodainely, his walke he altererh; Starts backe amaz'd, is ſhooke with feare, and lookes as pale as death; So Menelaw, Paris icar'd: ſothatdiuinefac'tfoe, Shrunke in his beauties, Which beheld, by Hedtor, he let Hedtor reParin. This bitter checke at him. Accurſt, made bur in beauties , Impoſtor, womans man! O heauen, that thou hadſtneare bene borne, Or (being ſo manleſſe) neuerliu'd, to beare mans nobleſt ſtate, ' Thenuptiall honor, which I wiſh, becauſe it werea fate Much berter for thee, then this ſhame; this ſpeRacledoth make A man a monſter: Harke how lowd, the Greekes laugh, who did take Thy faire forme, for acontinent, of parts as faireza rape Thou mad'ſtof Nature, like their Queene, No ſoule; an emptie ſhape Takes vp thy being: yet, how ſpight, tocuerie ſhade of good, Fils it with ill: for as thou art, thou couldſt colleRt a brood Ofothers like thee : and farre hence, fetch ill enough to vs; Euen to thy father: all cheſe friends; make thoſe toes mocke themthus, In thee: for whoſe ridiculous lake,ſo ſeriouſly they lay, All Greece, and Fate vpon their necks: O wretch! notdaretoſtay Weake Menelaws? But twas well: for in him, thou hadſt tried What ſtrength, loſt beautie can infuſe; and with the more griefe died, To feele thou robdſt a worthier man, to wrong a ſouldiers right. Your Harps ſweertouch, curld lockes, fine ſhape, and gifts ſoexquiſite, Giu<nthee by Yenws, would haue done, your fine Dames little good, When bloud and duſt had ruffled them; and had as little ſtood Thy felte in ſtead; but what thy care, of all theſe in thee flies, We ſhould infli on thee our ſclues: infetiouscowardiſe (In thee) hath terrified our hoſts for which, thou well deſcru'ſt A coateof Tomb-ſtone, not of ſtecele: in which, for forme thou ſeru'ſt. Periz ts Heſter, To this thus Paris ſpake, (for forme, that might inhabitheauen) Hettor? Becauſe thy ſharpe fe, is out of iuſtice giuen, I rake it well: burthough thy heart (inur'd to theſe affrights Cuts through them, asan axe through Oke; that, more v{d, more excites The workmans facultie: whoſeart, can make the edge go farre; Yerl (leflepradtiſd, then thy ſelfe, in theſe extremes of warre) May well be pardond, though eſſe bold; in theſe, your worth exceeds; In others, mine: Noris my mind, of lefſe force to the deeds

F F / f : \ C / F C I 1 Y 1 \ F 1 F- ( | Y A A H 'y Y V C T T A V T A Q T G Fi T A T H T A A H E

Re-

_—

_ OF HOMERS ILIADS, -

Of ſhameto giueir oues thus; cauſeall thereſttoreſty - 7 TEIN And twixt both hoſts, let Spartgs ki ;

ITS

You dwelling lafe in gleby Troy, the Greckes retire their force, T'Achaia, that breeds faireſt Dames: and Argos, faireſt horſe.

He ſaid, and his amendsfull words, did HetZer highly pleaſe; - Whoruſhe berwixt the lighting hooſls, and made the Trojans ceaſe, | By holding vp, in midſt, his lance: the Grecians noted not 3 The ſignall he for patle vide, but at him | » Hurld ſtones, and ſtill were levelling darts. Atlaſt, the king of men

(Great Agamenmen) criedalowd: Argiues? for ſhame containe: " * Agomenmen Youths of Achaia* ſhoot no more; be faire-helm'd. Heer ſhowes ohe As he defir'dtorreate with vs. This faid, all ceaſt from blowes; fin aguinf And Hedtor ſpake to both the hoſts: Troians? and hardie Greekes? Hatter 16 the Heare now, what he that ſtird theſe wares, for their ceflation ſeckes? - ara Hebids vs all, —_— dilarme, that he alone may fighe With _Menelaws, tor vs all; for Hellew and ber right, With all the dowre ſhe to Troyz and he that-wins the day, Oris, inall theart of armes, ſuperiourany way; The Queene, and all her forrs of wealth, let him at will enioy; Thereſt ſtrike trucezandler loue leale, firme leagues rwixt Greece and Troy.

The Grecke hoſt wondredat this Brave: filence flew cucry where, Atlaſt, ſpake Sperias warlikeking: Now allo givemeeare, Menclew to Whom griefe giues moſt cauſe of replie; I now hauchope to free beth the armwes, The Greekesand Troians of allils, they haue ſoſtaind forme

And Alexander, that was cauſe, I trercht my ſplene fo farre. Ofboth then, which-is neareſt fare, let his end the warre: Thereſt immediatly retire, and greet all homes in peace. | Gothen (to bleſſe your champion, and giue his powers ſi Fetch forthe Earth, and forthe Sunne, (the Gods on whomye call) Twolambes, ablacke oneand a white: a femall, anda male ' + * | And we, another for our ſelues, will feech, and kill to Javc;, | Toligne which rites, bring Priems force, becauſe we wellapproue, Þ His ſonnes pO (andoutof practiſdbane To faith, when ſhe beleeues in chem) loves wes / cn os All yong mens hearrs, are ſtill nſtaid:butin thoſe we&-weigh'd deeds An old man will conſent ropaſle, thi and what ſucceeds. | . He lookes into; that he may know, how beſt ro make his way $05 Through both the forruncs ofa fat: and HA obay. ' 2 (This

feeberfrſt buſ- Which ſtir da ſweet

___—klh.

—_

THE . THIRD BOOKE -

—

Of Their then in ranke tooke the ſpace, twixt both the hoſts wes ſmall.

d-for reſt, from thoſe les, their tedious warre had bred, _—_ en homie ehatetetand

Deſcend ng wen Troy, that they from thence Hettor ewo to ——=--cuqy n King Priamandtobri the lrnbes, come the trace they fivove. nas " Tofetchtheirlam nothi was + Iriathe raine-bow then came downe, Ambaſſadreſle frem

To white-arm'd Helen, ſhe aſſum'd, ar every part, the grace Of Helens laſt loues ſiſters ſhape; who had the higheſt place In Helens louc; and had toname, Laodice, molt faire Ofall the daughters Priem had: and madethe nupeiall paire, With Helicaon; royall ſproute, of old Antezors ſeed; She found Queene Hellens ar home, at worke about a weed, Wou'nfor her ſelfe: ir ſhin'd like fire; was rich, and full of fiſe; The worke of both ſides being alike, in which ſhe did compriſe The many labors, warlike Troy,and braſſe-arm'd Greece endurd, For her faire ſake, by cruell Mars, and his ſterne friends procur'd. Irucamein in ioyfull haſte, and ſaid: O come with me, (Lou'd Nymph) and an admired fight, of Greekes and Troians ſee; Who firſt on ane another brought, a warre ſo fullof teares, thirſtic of contenrious warre) now curric man And friendly by each other fits, each leaning on his ſhield Theirlong and ſhining lances pitchr, faſt by chem in heb . Paris, and Spat« king alone, muſt take vp allthe ſtrife, And he that conquers, onely call, faire Helens his wife. Thus ſpake the thouſand colour'd Dame: and to her mind commends Relens defirers The ioy toſee her firſt eſpouſd, hernatiue tow'rs, and friends; bend & piends. h2dowed her graces wheres —_ ry wer nb * Shadowc with white veiles, and ( tookea pri To ICY and ſee, in her cleare beauties flood __ What choice of glorie lwum to her, yet tender womanhood) Scaſon'd with teares, her joyes to ſee, more ioyes the more offences And that perfeQtion could not flow, from earthly excellence.

Thus went ſhe forth, and tooke with her, her women moſt ofname, -_

Athra, Pitthew loucly birth: and Chmene, whom fame

Hath, for her faire eyes, memoriſd. reacht the Sczan towrs,

Where Priem (at to ſee the fight, with all his Counlellours,

Panthows, Lampe, Cltixe, andſtout Hycetaon,

T himates, wile Amenor, and profound Yealeges:

Alleraue old men, and ſouldiers, they had bene, but for age Sltmen;et. Now fithe warres; yet Counſellors, they were exceeding ſage. traxce, ff And, 35 in well-growne woods, on trees, cold ſpinic Graſhoppers &/ thy compared Sit an rv ſend voices out, that ſcarce can pierce our cares, re ay > For ſoftneſſe, and their weake faint ſounds: So(talking on the towre) giz — —Thele Scniorsofthe people fate: whowhen they law the pore

(Thi granted,) A delightfull hope,both Grickes and Troians fed, ==

cheir armes, and plactthem on the ground,

md 5 4 AA ia bod. Be — > * A OA AM ALIdGL LIT PW. CHA *SApSwulGd SH Hd %. oy eds fABIGI LS A.

of

— MEN

OF HOMER'S {ILIADS.

in the Quecneſcend; even thole cold-{piriced Peres; Thk —— hon wot blame That they were can The Grozkeaand T aeemir'd a Dare, | R—_— cedar name> Lookes liket Lee boaſt anda till off fred pre Andiuſtly ſuffer for her fake, with all gur Labour and ruine, let her goe: the profit of our land, def polecheteny Yd ner gbeoate—gca On their attectians; grevelt powers were Phey could nor chn& hd waiter hr ab rmcher acculde

The gods then bemrey3forthos

Come, loved daugheer »

Ofthy firſt husbands

And name me fore!

Come: doc notthinkeTlay

The gods have ſentthern, andthe teares, in Sitthen,and name this

Who then the reſt, that

Sn oſhertin ghi'r Moſt lov'd, moſt fear” D The firſt meane, why chat \hai folft The rr my anciene va. me Ofmy n. 0 daughter, ME lA bh ale k

Ole ri,ocog or is ti ou But theſe booties cnvious ſtarres

wt 341 "I SE RE

gd downs cha It fa, © en. In all, SE did never riſe, Tocquall theſe A oye

cue. Ofthaththe warlike Spartan King, given table due

nnm—_ {nn —

= THE THIRD BOOKE E

©" Then (ſeeing 7hyſe- next) be ſaid, Lov'd what is be, M4 eat Atrem (onne, ſcemes by the head to me ? we

Yet in his and big breaſt, preſents a broader ſhow, His armor lycs upon the carth- he up and downe doth go, To ſec his ſoulders pecan Rare ram If, in this truce, they be tried by any falſe alarmes: Much like a well growne Bel-weather, or Ram he ſhewes, That walkes before a wealthy flocke of faire white-fleeced Ewes. ; High 7eve, and Ledas faireſt ſeed, to Priem thus replies - 4 vhſſerd;ſeibed This is the old Laertes ſonne, Ylyſſes cald the wile; : Who, though unfruitfull /:bacs, was made his nurſing ſeate, Yet knowes he every ſort of ſleight: and isincounſcls great. $ a, The wiſc _— m_ her, tis true, renowned Dame; Awenor Ht 1: ſome times paſt, wiſe 7:64cuc,to Troy a Legate.came = With Menelew, for your cauſe: to whom I gave receit, As gueſts, and welcom'd to my houſe, with all the love I might. [ learn'd the wiſedomes of their ſoules, and humors of their : For when the Troian Councell met, and theſe together ſtood, By height of his broad ſhoulders had T&rrides eminence, Yet ſer, Yiyſſesdid exceed, and bred more reverence, And when their counſels andtheir words,they wove in one, the ſpecch

Of Atrews ſonne was palling loud, ſmall, faſt, yet did not reach To much; being naturally borne Laconicall: nor would

His humour lycfor any thing, or was (like th'other) old: F

Bur when the prudent 7thacae, did to his counſels riſe, PDT LIED is ſcepter moving neither way, it . Like onethar wine Goh aid. Of wrt tie, And franticke (raſhly iudging him) you have ſaid he But when outof his amplc nh his great voyce _ ron rd web ra anarchy we PPP #1m.rablyill None then £ . -y I jmi- Thethird man, Priam tharkt, was Aiex Tales ; Of whom he askt, What Lord is that ſo large of limme and bane, So raiſdin height, that to his breaſt, I ſee there reacheth none ? | Tohimthe Goddeſlc of her ſexe, the large veild Hebew laid, -—— ogg That Lord is Aiax T elawon, a Bulwarke intheir aide: . On th'otherfide ſtands 7domen, in Crete of moſt 1damex« jg And round about his royall ſides, his Cretane C

incs ſtand.

Tqhim within our Lacenecourt, and all his retinue. And now theother Achive Dukes, I generall All which Iknow, andall their names, could

y make thee quickly learne, TwePrinces of the pegple yer, I no where can behold; Caſtor and ro- Cafter, the skilfull Kaigh

t on hotſc, and Poloxuncon te pars i Forall ſtand-fights, an ont; eirgairyairaarwr i] My naturall brothers: cither here, they have noe

From lovely Sparta, or (arriv'd within the (ea-borne fleet)

(In

ad amid. ac 6 :- a & as wu.

Bn —— tl... >. ——_— wt...

5 OF- HOMERS/ ILTADS.

(In feare of infamye tor me) in broad field ſhame tomeer..: -:'1 ,\-. - /

Nor ſo, for holy Tellw wombe,inclo(d Sang Fig In Sperte, their » The voicefull heralds then, | The firme agreemeneof the Gods, all the citieri Two lambs, and ſpirit i it of carth ybeivg, NS Ee ny A maſhe glittering cups, gold were Which bearing to the king they cride; Sonhe of Laemedon? | Riſe, ; for the wel-rode Peeres of Troy, and brafſe-arm'd Greekes in one,” | Send to thee, to deſcend to hield, that they firme vowes may make; For, Paricand the $ periew ing, muſt fight for Hellexs ſake, Wiklegaadhnwaaderens proues ; The woman and the wealth ſhe brought, ſhall follow to his houſe; The reſt knit friendſhip, ndclagromelle elafein Troy ſhall dwell, In Argos and Achaia they, that doi

He faid, and Priams aged ioints, with chilled feare did ſhake; Yctinſtantly hebad his men, his chariot readig make. Which ſoone they did, and he aſcends: he takes thereines, and guide, Antenor cals; who inſtantly, mounts to his royall fide And through the Sczan ports, tofield, IO From horſeyon Troyes wel fedingforke. ph eh hole From horſe, on Troyes well feeding twixt gO- When ſtraight vp roſe the king of men, vp role /

| Theheralds in their richeſt cotes, Ons awe ui)

Thenuevonaelietng term! andapy :

Lad waar abr mans urge as

And next, powre warter on the hands \ of both the kings of kings-

Which done, Atrides drew his knife, that euermore he put

Within the large ſheath ofhis ſword: with which, away he cut

The wooll fro both rones of thelambe, which (@arkeinvſe

Ofexecration to their heads, that brake the plighted truce)

The heralds of both hoſt didgiue , the Pceresof both. Andthen

With hands and voice tto heaven, thus praygthe Ung of ment. | O loxe, that 14s doſt proteR, and haſt the titles wonne, .

Moſt glorious, moſt inuincible, And thou all-ſceing Sunne,

All-bearing, all-recomforting, floods? earth? and powers beneath*

That all the periurics of men, chaſtiſe cuen after death,

-Be witneſle, and ſee perform'd, the heartie vowes we make;

If Alexander ſhallthe life, of Mevelews take,

He ſhall from henceforth Hellens, with all her wealth retaine;

And we will roour houſhold Gods, faile, and ad homeagine

If by my honourd brothers hand, be

The Troians then, ſhall his forc't nan tr MER |

And JI Ay ori > 19

If Priam, and his ſonnes denie, to G_—_

When Alexander ſhall be {laine; for

And for the fine, will Gght here, till dearelythey 8 EE

—

+4 - 4 *4 |

| |

l 14

|

;

;

- "om -

LSE — morn euStoe, cowefperes— 4 a

— = ”

honda epenon—

V— PI—_— Y :

fellvpon their humble knees, roall che deiries, . pray done of both the hoſts, rhar might do facrifice; | zer,moſt high, moſt grear, andall the dexhlefſepowers; FA. ſhall dare to violate, rhe late ſworne carbs of ours, » 4 /ar8q Set the bloods and braines of then, andall they ſhall prodace, as now, this ſacrediunce: And let their wines with baſtardile, brandall their forure race. Priemts bees When Pricms ſaid; Lords of both hoaſts* 1 can no longer itay, befis. Toſce my lou'd ſonnetric hus life; and ſo muſt rake my way

Towinde-cxpoſed Tlion. love yer and heauens high States,

Know onely, which oftheſe muſt now, pay tribute to the Fares. Prin od 4% Thus putting in his coach the lambs, hemounes, andreines hishoriez —{y A niener tohim;and to Troy ,borh rake their ſpeedie courſe.

Then HeiZer (Priems Martiall fonne) ſtep forth, and mertheground, Heſter and Y- (\X7ith wiſe Ylyſſes) where the blowes, of combar muſtreſound. —_—_ Wreenoa ant Wo mins YO I ee the comber. = Which of the combarrants firſt, his brafſe-pif'd iaucline chrow.

When, all the people ſtanding by, with hands held vp to heaven,

Pray'd one, the conqueſt might not be, by force orforrune gruen,

Bar rhat the man, who was in right, the author of moſt

dg fee inte aa more, ke hos arcs pron

Bur finking to the houſe of death, leaue them (2 long )

Link: faſt m leagues of amiric, thar might diffolue nomore. Heller ſnakes _ Then Helter ſhooke the heime thar held, the equall doomes of chance; ore was Look't backe, and drew; and Peri firſt, had lot to hurle his lance. he bertebefs, The ſouldiersall far downeenrank't, cach by hisarmes and horſe,

Thar then lay downe, 2nd cool'd their hootes. And now th/allocted courſe Bids faire-hawd Heiers busband arme: who firſt makes faſt his greaues, With filuer backles to his legs: then on his breaſt receines The curers that Lyceon wore, (his brother) but made fic ploy ory ann Ty 1 ag (All damaskt) vnderneath his arme: his hi and preat, His ſhoulders wore: andcinhis head, is glorious bekmehe fer. Tope with a plume of horſes baire, that did dance, And ſcem'd to threaten as he mou'd. Atlaft he takes his lance, arm'dat cither armic ſtood braucly in, Poſſcfhing both hoſts with amaze: they came ſo chinto chin; EEEEEIEED was wraths(for mutce

P Yer power arr) agromng ngr FIT 7s

The comber. Before they threw: then Peri firſt, with his long iaucline parts;

>

I—_— CS n_—

It ſmote Atrides orbie barre For init (arming wal ) the head:

Thendid theſecond pple == ed mutbnA Which cre he = y Y vaban\ |! Krona a ab ye wr a rye [I bao. not w(13T1 = |

That any now, or 1g ooqunngde

Toliuc a fe onal cthrerabiitine, | (Much more from ſuch foule offence) to him that was bis hoſt, Andentertain'd him, as the man, whom he affeted moſt. |

This ſaid, he ſhooke, and threw his lance;which ſtrooke

And with the he gave toit, it made the curets OE wy CRICCY

In that low region, w guts, in 6

Yet he, in bowing of his breaſt, pro axrnhug

This whrkeGREN br rey aan ern filuer _— and,

Which ( high) his where his plume On Fey ad rata rs" fa'd,vioathen "—x

At which, he ſighing ſtood, ample

Andfaid, O need Cm

To thoſe tharſeruc thee fro: dinvaine* _— EY reveng'd, the wrongs I ſtill ſuſtaine

On did them, and ills ,their foule defence purſue;

And now my lance hath miſt his end, my ſword in ſhivers flew,

And he ſcapes all. With this againe, be ruſhe vpon his

And caught him by the horſe. haire plume, that donhi creſts

With t,todrag him tothe Greekes, which he had ſurely done,

And ſo (belies the viQorie) had wondrous wonne; - - - (Becauſethe needle-painted lace, with his helme was tied Beneath his chin, and ſoabour, bis daintic throte i

Had ſtrangſd him: burthat intime, the C of love,

Did breake the ſtring, with which was lin'd, that whichthe needle woue;

And was the tough thong of a Steere, and ſothe viRors palme - - |

Was (for ſo full a man at armes) onely anemptic helme..

That then he {wong about his head, and caſt among his friends; /

Who ſcrambled, and took't vp with ſhours. theshe intends,

To forcethe life blood of hi ranne ON

Wirh ſhaken iauclinez when the Queene, num pr gen poo an ay er >.

With caſe, and wondrous ſodainly; for ſhe (a o She hid hirn in cloud of gold, and never made himknowne,

Till in his chamber, (Fe and ren) ſhe gently erm down And went for Hellew, whom ſhe found, in Scxzs vimoſt height, | |

Tony ſwarmexofcitie Dames, bad climb'd1o feewde bg

To Maple Gevteen erty Mii

Gras, who.wes braught, by Hees in her rape, -- boat +

th. _

A —

\

Dt. 4, ZDAM. M

THE | THIRD; BOOKE

From Lacedzmon, and had truſt, in all her ſecrets lilly Delegate had (ofallber maids)the maine bent ofher with... -) 1: And ſpun for her, her fineſt wooll, like ber, loues Empreſic came, 1»... Puld Helen by the heauenly.veile, laid: Madagget ! -i: > Ae oem eniiagytaly prarbed popeamn. Hein your , your bed, pray come, Tis richly made, and {weer; but he, more ſweet; and lookes ſo cleate, - Softcſh, and mouinglyattir'd: that (ſeeing) you would (weare, He came not from the duſtie fight, butfroma dance, Or would to dancing. This ſhe made, a charme for dalli Whoſe vertue Helles felt, and knew (by ber fo radiant eyes, White necke, and moſt enticing breaſts) the deified diſguile. ten hide — At Which amaz'd, ſheanſwerd her: vnhappic Deiric? } env, Why lou'ſt chou ſtill in theſe deceipts, to wrap my phantaſie? Or whether yet (ofall the townes, giuen to their luſt beſide, In Phrygia, or Mzonia) com'ſtthou tobe my guide? If there (ofdiuers languagd men) thou haſt (as herein. Troy) Some other friend, to be my ſhame? fince here thy lateſt ioy, By Menelaus now ſubdu'd; by bim, ſhall I be borne Home to his Court; and end my life, intriumphs of his ſcorne. And to thisend, would thy deceits, my wanton life allure. Hence, go thy ſelfe to Priems ſonne, and all the wayes abiure Of Gods, or Godlike minded Dames, nor cuer turne againe Thy carth-affeQiing feetto heauen: bur for his ſake, ſuſtaine 'Toiles here: guard, grace himendleſly: till be requite thy grace, By giuing thee my place with him: or take his ſeruants place, , | Tf all diſhonourable wayes, your fauours ſecke to ſerue His neuer-pleaſd incontinence: I better willdeſerue, Then ſerue his dotage now: what ſhame, were it for meto feed This luſt in him? all honour'd Dames, would hate me for the deed, Helcauesa womans loue fo ſham'd, andſhowes ſo baſe a mind, Tofcele, nor my ſhame, nor his owne; griefes ofagreater kind Wound me, then ſuch as can admit, ſuch kind delights ſo ſoone. : | The Goddeſle (angrie,thar paſt ſhame, her meere will was notdone) + Replied: Incenſe me not you wretch, leſt (once incenſt) I leaue Thy curſt life to as ſtrange a hate, as yer it may receiue A loue from me; and leſt I ſpread, through both hoſts ſuch deſpite, For thoſeplagues they have felt for thee, that both abjure thee quite. And (ſerring thee in midſt of both) turne all their wraths on thee, And dart theedead: thatſuch adeath, may wreake thy wrong of me. This ſtrooke the faire Dame with ſuch feare, it tooke her ſpeech away; And (ſhadowedin her veile) ſhe durſt not butobay: Andyet (to ſhun the ſhane ſhe fear'd) ſhe vaniſhe vndeſcride Of all the Troian Ladics there, for Yenw was her guide, | - Arriudat homeyher women both, fell to their worke in haſt; Den fem, When ſhe that was of all her ſexe, the moſt divinely grac't, pore, waar Rr nmr. much againſt her will, Where louely Alexender was, being led by Feaw ſtill.

PADS SELGPPPLS>PH)

us. 49.4 ww a ww rod ds}ytsy

p—— —_—_—

OF | HOMERS | ILIADS.

ſhela -louing Dame diſcern'd, her mou'd hergrace: And RS her ee) ern foley full before Female?

Wherethe would nerds haue Hellew ft: who (cbough ſe durt notchſe Bur ſit, yet) lookt away forall, the Goddeſſe powre — And vid her tongue too,andto chide, whom Yeau ſod much, Andchid too, in this bitter kind; And was thy (Soconq EI et, life

COS

, b,

—_— Rn Creme adadnat

by chance.

prouoke

Leſt next, thy ſpirit ſene to he be bodiebebls rite

Heanlwerd; Pray thee woman ceaſle, to chide and grieve me thus:

Dil aces will not cuer laſt; looke on their end on vs

Will ocher Gods, at other times, ler fall the vidtors wreath,

Bs him Pella put itnow, cpm rg: The hare of fortune? In loues fire, lerall hates vaniſh: Come, Loueneucr ſo inflam'd my heart no not, when (bringing home Thy beauties ſo delicious priſe) on Cranacs bleſt ſhore 1 long'd for, and enioyd thee firſt, With this, he went before She after, to the odorous bed. While theſe to pleaſure yeeld, Perplexr Atrides, ſauage-like, ran vp and downe the field, And cuery thickeſt troope ot Troy, and ftheir fure-caldeid,

Searcht for his ow could nor be, by any eye betraid;

Nor out of friendſhip (out of doubt) didthey conceale his fight, All hated him ſo like their deaths, and ow'd him ſuch

Artlaſt thus ſpake the king of men: Heare me, Ye Dern IEEE int adezemploy, The conqueſt on my brothers part, yeell diſcerne is clearer vc > 95 Argiue Hellens, Si Bherwrafwoken

Reſtore to vs, and pay the muld, that by your vowesisdue,

Yeeld vs an honourd recompence: andall that ſhould accrue, Toour poſterities, confirme; that when you renderit, OuraQs here may be memorild. ThisallGreekes elechought fir

COMMENTARIVS

% Teis d 78 ExaraxFe. Iris autem Helene, &c. E gud i” us) i Hellen called by Homer,to the ry rhe! eh wr : wc

on in cauſe of all the «ion, The chi 7 aries men (OMe at ir Criticus taxeth, Which was eine

if, wer he noted there: fling (wah his French wit) at this Greeke Faber, fount of all wit, for knewledger, when

—

L...._

THE THIRD BOOKE

[% |

maiſter : as, for making lightnin in winter before ſnow or raine;which the moil jg. _ pear fl mech bim out of [24/7 wok For which yet,

Criticus hath the projet? impudence to taxe Homer. Moſt falſly repeating bis wrds #00: ſeying,Vbi ningit, when he ſaith , mwyo1 aww uCgeor,0.Parans, or {truens, vel multum imbrem, immenſamue grandinem, vel niuem: prepering , or going about thoſe moiſt impreſzions in the aire not in preſent att with them, From this jim mediatly and moſt rabidly be ranges to Viyſles reprebenſion , for killing the woers with his bow, in the Odyſles. Then to his late vomite againe in the Iliads the verie next word, and enzicth Achilles horſe for ſpeaking , (becauſe himſelfe would have all the tong) when, in ſacred writ, Balaams Aſſe could have taught him the like bath bene heard of. Tet now to the Odyſles againe with a breath , and challengeth V\yl- ſes ſhip for ſuffering Neptune #0 twrne it 10 arocke, Here is ſlrange laying ont, fora maiſter ſo curiouſly methodicall, Not with what Graces , with what _ » We may aske he was inſprred : but with what Harpyes? what Furies? putting the putidum mendacium vpos Homer. Putidus,ineprus, frigidus, puerilis, (beimg termes fit. ter for a ſcold or a bawd , then a man ſoftened by learning ) he belcheth againſt him, whons all the world hath rexerenced , and admired, as the fountaine of all wit, wiſ- dome, and learning. What touch'is it to me then, to beare ſpots of deprauations, whey

my great maiſter i thus muddily dawbd with it ? But who ever ſaw true learning,

wiſdome, or wit, vouchſafe manſion in any proud, vaineglorious and braggarth ſpi- rit , when their chiefe aft andendis, to abandon and abborre it? Languages eading, habne of ſpeaking, or writing in other learning , 1 grant in this reuiler great and «- bundant: but in this Poelie, nduadead, 1a as mm, and rammiſh. To conclude I will oe the ſame wordsof bim that beof Eraſmus (in calce Epinomidos) which are theſe(45 1 connert it): Great was his name, but had bene ſuturely greater , would himſelfe hane bene leſſe : where now, bold with the greatneſſe of his wit , he bath undertaken the more, with much i exattneſſe; and ſo hu confidence ſet on by the renowne of his name , hath driuen him headlong, c+c. |

> Ore angibrerer ices Vocem ſuauem emittunt ; ſaith the Interpreter (inten. ding the Graſhoppers , to whom he compareth the old Counſellors ) but it is here to be expounded, vocem teneram, not ſuauem: (augulesc in this place ſjgnifying ener) for GEE ſweetly, but harſhly and faintly: wherein the weake and ten- der woices of t Counſellors is to admiration expreſt, The Simile Spondanus highly commend: , as moſt apt and expreſziue : but hu application in one part doth a- buſe it, in the other right it: andthat is , to make the old men reſemble Gra 5

for their cold and bloodleſſe ſpinineſſe, Tython being for age twrned to a Graſhopper. Bat where they were graue and wiſe Counſellors go make them garrulous,, us J-5/ wh

pers are ſtridulous , that application holdeth not in theſe old men, though ſome old |

men are ſo, Theſe being ESau «yogrru, boni,& periti concionatores . the word Eefe ſignifying frugi alſo, which is temperate or full of al moderation and ſo farrt from intimating any touch of garrulitie. Nor was the conceit of our Poet by $ ponda- nus or 4ny other, underſtood m this Simile. © Earrgoyedlu «yorweſuccine concionabatur Menelans, be ſpake ſucciniily gr compendiouſly, ſay his interpreters, which is uterh otherwiſe , in the = fenifying velociter , properly , modo eorum qui currunt z he ſpake fait ,o u . [i Tas pr, Cc few word: yet, he vſed ene pere alyaus, ſed valde acute: they Gxpound ir, wbes it is valde ſtridule, ferilh, ſmall »07 alowd, reyioc ( as Thane n0-

Voice wnirpeye* +

|

=== = nu na> > 23> D *©AZFTLLDTE |

E as ond ont oi: an ra. at io

"Fw Tiw 53 So wi «a TY -. &

—— —— li. Ai.

OF« HOMERS ILIADS.”

Was row; avz9e5, FUOniam non {4 . aridehſemit ons ner vIterance, and yet few words © Oo d agap : nequein verbis /o.1he Comments, au though «

foole _—_— ſpoken: when the word here bath another ſence, and our Homer

4 farre other meaning , the words being thus to : neque mendax erat,

he would not lie by any meanes , for thai affectedly flands upon bereafier. Butto _

make 4 foole non peccans verbis,, will make « man nothing wonder at any peccancie

or abſarditie , in men of meere | Tow ſee then, to how extreme « and contrarictie the word and (ence lie

ieft: and that without the 9 ary Ns mpofuble fore bi ogecth payges 8 rork , ſen-

Greeke author, the e being ſo as fates :which nos bene finedwith the expoſition, i that the place (and coberence with other places an1"as ao

what 4 motley , and confuſed man a trenſlator may preſent? 45 now they Menelaus , who, whereſoener be 5 called apuquaec, is 8 I Ae ded,o ; licoſus; bat cui Mars charus, beceaſe be might lows the warreand yet be no good 1477107: 45 many loue many exerciſes as which they will newer be good: and Homer

=_— or another of hopes, won gfeliaies in

And here baſte _ gine end to pom new Annotations, deferri the like dE. ele . Sznce time (1 hath we $ ever oppreſt me come 10 1 » in which the firſt free bebref my Author , entred and emboldenced me, net ſc fo wanierith

importune ny poore expreſion, that I feare rather to betraie them 19tbe world jhew © > expreſſe them to their price. But bow ſoemer enny end preiadice and ſquirting rheir ” Wes

on through the eyes of my Readers, this ſhall appeare to all competent [ay a lend s Originall with Lhorab tognfhbes ( according 10 Proper ſignification of the word in bis place , though 1 differ there viterly from 8- thers : ) 1 = rendred all of's

, with anſwerable bſt and beigbs th ets

Eg

| Theendofthethird Booker. F

THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF HOMERS ILIADS,

Tat ARGVMENT,

He Gods in Connſell, at the laſt decree,

T hat famons lion, ſhall expugned be. And, that their owne continued fanlts may prone, The reaſons that haxe ſo incenſed loue, Minerua /cekes with more done, Againſt the lately inuer'd Atreus ſore, (4 that cleareſt would make ſene their fmpe ) T0 haxe the Lycian Pandarus beginne. | He (gainſt the Trace with ſacred conenants bound ) Gizes Menclaus, a diſbonowr'd wound, Machaon healer hun, Agamemnon then, To moriall warre incenſeth all bis men: The battels ioyne, and mthe heate of fight,

Cold death ſouts many cyerin endleſſe mght. Another Argument.

1nDelta, « the Gods Aſſiſe, The Truceu broke, warres freſhly riſe.

Re Ithin the faire-pau'd Courr of love, heand the Gods conferd, About the ſad events of Troyz amongſt whom miniſter & Bleſt Hebe , NeRtar. As they fate, anddid Troy tOWres

. drank,and pledg'd each other round, in full crownd cups of br os yonles , by great Satarnides, (gold. In vrginga _ diſlike, the Goddeſſes. But chiefly, in his ſolemne Queene, whoſe ſplene he was diſpold + To temptyet further; knowing well, whatangerit incloſd. And how wiues angers ſhould be vid. On which, (thus pleaſd) he playd: Two Goddeſſes there are, that till, give Menelaue ayd: — And one that Par@loues. The two, that ſit from vs ſo farre, devghter Pall (Which Argiue 7enois, and ſhe, that rules in deeds of ware + ., Nodoubt are pleaſd, toſee how well,thelate-ſcene-fight did frame. And (yet vpon the aduerſe part) the laughter-douing Dame, Made her powre good too, for her kiend. For though he were ſo neare, The ſtroke of death, in th'others , ſhe tooke bim from them clearey The conqueſt yet, is queſtionleſſe, the marriall Spartan kingsz We muſt conſult then, what enents, ſhall crowne theſe future things, If warres, and combars, we ſhall ſtill, with cuen ſucceſſes ſtrike; Or (as impartiall) friend(hip plant, on both parts. If ye like

\

a a th Moth - cs cOzXzA

—___cWRr ls.o@wuDe@Allwwe tt I I

———

| ——

OF "HOMERS ILIADS!

. ', , ; - k 4 pwr

ein price; yeadran As Pallas and heauens Queene farcloſe,

Thelaſt, and that ie willas well, delight, as Your happic Deities i ſtilljer ſtand, old Prizms Andlet the Lacedzmonking,againe his

(1 bnA : Efig 2931:) ani

complonig lo Troy :eoluf Wirth ſilent murmurestheyreceiu'd, thisill-liktchoice Jewey 2 (17971 IA

Gainſt whom was Pallarmuch incenſt;becauſethe Queen of Love, Cou!d not without his. leaverelicue, in that late poimrofdeathy>il'0 || The ſonne of Pr/am, whom ſhe loath'd; her wrath yer fought beneath Her ſupreme wiſedome, and was curb'd: but /unsneeds muſteaſe 1

Hergreatheart, with herreadie tongue, and ſaid: What words aretheſe

(Auſtere, and too much Satarns ſonne?) why wonldſt thou renderſtill My labours idle? and the ſwear, of my induſtrious will, Diſhonor with ſo little power? My chariot horſearetir'd, With poſting to and fro, for Greece: and bringing banes deſir'd, To people-muſtring Priamus, and his perfidious fonnes: Yetthou proteſt, andioynſt with them, whomeach juſt Deiticſh Go on, butcuer goreſalu'd, all other Gods have vow'd | Tocroſle thy parriall courſe for Troy, inall COONS Ar this, the cloud-compelling loxe, a farre ferche fight ler flies And ſaid, Thou Furie, whar offence, of ſuch impictie, Hath Priam or his ſonnes donethee? that with ſo high ahate Thou ſhouldſt thus ceafleſly defire, roraze, andruinate So well a builded rowne as Troy? I thinke (hadſt thouthe powre) Thou wouldſtthe ports and farre-ſtrerchr wals, flic ouer, and denoure Old Priam, andhis iſſue quicke: and make all Troy thy feaſt; And thenatlength I hope, thy wrath, and tired ſpleene wouldreſt- To which, run on thy chariot, thatnought be found in me, Ofiuſt cauſeto our future iarres. In this yer ſtrengthen thee, And fixc itin thy memorie faſt, thar, if I entertaine As peremproriea deſire, to leuell with the plaine, A citie, where thy loued liue; ſtand norberwixt my ire, And what it aimesat; but giue way, when thou haſt thy defire, Which now l grant thee willingly, although againſt my will, For not beneath the ample Sunne, and heauens ſtarre-bearing hill, There is atowne of carthly men, ſo honour din my mind, As ſacred Troy, nor of earths kings, as Priamandhis kind, Who neuerlet my alrars lacke, rich feaſt of offrings ſlaine, And their (weet ſauours: for which grace, I honor them againe. Drad /«#o, with the Cowes faireeycs, -Three trownes there are Of great andeminentreſpeR, both in my loue and cate, Mycena, with the brode high waies, and Argosrich'in horſe; And Sparta: all which three deſtroy, when thou enniſtcheir torce, I will not aid them, nor maligne, thy freeand foueraigne will: For if I ſhould be enuious, and fer againſt theirill, |

I know my envie were in vaine, ſince thou art mightier fatre:

- Bur we muſt giue each otherleaue, and winkeateithers warre- lf Ilikewiſe, muſthaue powre to crowne, my workes with wiſhed erid; | -* * Becauſel am a Deitie, and did from thence deſcend, | .

F 2 Whence

4]

, tis

—

—— —— — THE FOVRTH BOOKE | Whence thou thy ſelfe, and th'clder borne, wiſe Saturve was our Sire, And thus there isa two-fold cauſe, that pleads "ns rom. | ing ſiſter, and am caldthy wife: And more, ſince thy command | Rules all Gods elſe; I claime therein, a like ſaperiour hand. All wrath before then, now remit, and mutually combine In cithers Empl I, thy rule, and hou illuſtrate mine. So will the other Gods agree: and we ſhall all be ſtrong. And firſt, (for this late plot) with ſpeed, let Paſ{as goamong The Troians; and ſome one ofthem, entice to breake the truce, By offering in ſome treacherous wound, the honourd Greckes abuſe, The Fatherboth of menand Gods, agreed, and Pal/aslent, Iupiter to Pals With theſe wing'd words, to both the hoſts, Make all haſte, and inuent Some meane, by which the men of Troy, againſtthe truce agreed, May ſtirre the glorious Greekes to armes, with ſome inglorious deed. Thus chargd he her with haſte, that did, before, in haſt abound, Pala fa rom Who caſt her ſelfe from all the heights, with which ſtcepe heanen is crownd: _ e* And as love, brandiſhing aſtarre (which mena Comer call) Hutls out his curled haireabrode, that from his brand exhals | .. A thouſand ſparkes; to flects ar ſea, and euerie mizhtic hoſt, * * (Of all preſagesandill haps, aſignemiſtruſted moſt:) So Pals fell twixt both the Camps, and ſodainly wasloſt; When through the breaſts of all that ſaw, ſhe ſtrookea ſtrong amaze, With viewing, in her whole deſcent, her bright and ominous blaze. When ſtraight, one to another turn'd, and ſaid; Now thundring lone (Great Arbiter of peace, and armes) will cither ſtabliſh loue Amongſtour nations: orrenue, ſuch warre, as neuer was. Thus either armiedid preſage, when Pallas made her paſſe Amongſt the multitude of Troy; who now puton the grace Ot braue Laedocus, the flowre, of old Antenorsrace; And —_ for Lycian Pandarws, a man, thatbeing bred Out of a faithleſſe familie, ſhe thought, was fitro ſhed The blood of any innocent, and breake the couenantſivorne. He was Lycaons ſonne, whom owe, intoa Wolfe did turne For ſacrificing ofa child, and yetinarmes renownd, As one that was inculpable: him Pals, ſtanding, found, And roundabout him, his ſtrong troops, that bore the ſhadie ſhields. He brought them from Aſzpus flood, letthrough the Lycian fields: Pala to Pez. Whom, ſtanding neare, ſhe whiſpred thus: Lycaons warlike ſonne? _ »+- Shall I deſpaire at thy kind hands, to hauea fauourdone? breaky the trace Nor dar't thou letan arrow flie, vpon the Spartan king? It would be ſuch a grace to Troy, and ſuch agloriousthi That euerie man would __ fr; but Alexanders ha Would loade thee with if he could, diſcouer from his ſtand, His focs pride ſtrooke downe with thy ſhaft, and he himſelfe aſcend The flaming heape of funerall: Come, ſhoote him (princely friend.) But firſt inuoke the God of light, that in thy land was borne, And isin archers art the beſt, that cuer ſheafe hath wornez To whom a hundred firſtew'dlambes, vow thouin holy fire,

—...

When

k

a acamtwcu. mac :.oc mc. tom ac.ocov qa Aa way md. D&S a ii. &t % CO Www. A A wm! th. oh ft A at * ,

Ce nee

OF 'HOMERS - ILIADS. —

When ſafe to ſacred Zelias towres, thy zealous ſteps retire. . -

With this, the mad-gift man, Mineraadid perſmadey Whoi drew forth a nee

Ofth'antlero a jumping Goare, bredina ſteepe

Which Archerlike(as long before, be tooke his wy The Euicke, ski froma rocke) into the breaſt be And headlong him from his cliffe, The forcheadofthe Held out a wondrousgoodly palme, that fixtcenebranches brought: Ofall which, (ioynd) an victull bow, askiltull Bowyer x (Which pi ;tandpoliſht,) bochthe ends, he hid with gold." And this bow (beat) he Gol ad domne.andbad aouldiew tcl Their ſhiclds before himy leſt the Greekes (di hits) houkdalid

In tumults, ere che king, could be his arrowes priſe. Meane ſpace, with all his care he chuſd,qnd from his quiner drew |

Anarrow, fetherd beſt for flight; and yer, that never flew Stron g headed, and moſt apt to pierce; then tooke hep 7 —ovrie

And nockt his (haft; the ground wheneeall, thei eg

When ( to his God the Sunne, that was in Lycia =

nd king of Archers, \that hethe blood would ſhed T

Ffull az hundred fallen lambs, alloffredto isname,

When to Zelias ſacred wals, from reſcu'd Troy he came) He tooke his arrow by the nocke , and to his bended bieſt, |

The Oxy ſine cloſe he drew, cuen till the pile did reſt, caitdbo 1 (/ Phy wfee8 Vponthe boſame ofthe bow: andas that priſe, $014 410 His ſtrength conſtraind intoan O tae) ren OH! dranyht and The coming of it madea noiſe, the ſinew biegad flag: i age Didgiue a migh gicrmangan fond thecge fing, (Afeding peedineſ flight) amongſt the Achiue throng: |

Nor werethe bleſſed Reneny ponens, vembddleer eng: me O Men:laws, but in chicfc, loves ſeed the Pillager, 20! Menlanbor, Stood cloſe before and(lacktthe force, the arrow didconfer, 2 901% With as much care,and lietle hurt, As doth a mother vie,

And keepe off from herbabe, when ſleepe, rea a power diffule- His golden humor; ;and th'aſlaults, of rude and

She ſtill checks with her carefullhand: for ſothe ſhaft ſhoplies, /''! That on the buttons made of gold, which made hisgirdle faſt, And where his curets double were, the fall of irſhe plic'r. And thus much proofe ſhe putitto : BT The belt it faſtned, brauely wrought

Andlaſt, the charmed plate he wore, which And gainſtall darts, and ſhafts beſtowd,; was ro alfrawl. L034 £42, So (thro ugh all theſe) the skin, the head di race, - L Yetfoort the blood fow'd which hich did much, bis —_— ery Nama ora muah free ye 6

PS Anamas yoo Sk be chedaofhorſ, 5 a I ante of! n luori A. ee gray 1 ornate - Which in ie whok beauties have fact hore,

That they are wiſht of fan kg dre cd coins" a «

THE. FOVRTH BOOKE

HMenelaw.

Thar they arc kept for horſe that draw, the chariors of ki Wk Roſe (f deckr) the chariotenseflremess prone, Cap any ns een ſolid did ſwim, O Menelaw, thy calnes, and ankles10 the gronndh

For nothing decks a ſouldier ſo, as doth an honour'd wound. Yet (fearing he had far'd much worſe) the baire ſtood vpon end On Arememnon, when he ſaw, fo much blacke blood defeend. And ſtifned with the like diſmay, was Menclaus to;

Bur (ſceing th'arrowes ſtale withour,) and that the head did

No further then it mightbe ſcenc, he cald his ſpirits againe: Which 4gememnen marking not, (but thinking he was {laine)

He grip't his brother by the hand, and ſigh'tas he would breaker” Which ſigh the whole hoſt rooke from him, whothus at laſt did ſpeake: O deareſt brother, is't for this: Thatthy death muſt be A

Wrought I this truce? For this haſt thou, the combat foughe

For all the armie of the Greekes? For this, hath zo» ſworne,

oro} Sn es OT wn rr web ey

The right we challeng'd, out is cannot render vaine por - offings llaine.

lone ſhall ſhake,

| Forthis one miſchiefe. This Iknow, the world cannot recall. Burt, beall this, all my griefe ſtill, for thee will be the ſame,

(Deare brother: ) ifthy lifemuſt here, putout hisroyall lame;

I ſhall to fandie Argosturne, with infamic, my face;

Andall the Greckes will call for home: old Priew and his race

Will damein gloric; Helens, vntouchr, be ſtill their prayz

And thy bones in our encmics carth , our curſed fates ſhall lay;

Thy Sepulcher be troden downe; the pride of Troy deſire,

(Inſulting on it:) Thus, 6 thus, let Agamemmons ire,

In all his aQts, be expiate; as now he carries home

His idle armie, emptic ſhips; and leaues here onercome

Good Menelaws, When this Braue, breakes in their hated breath,

Me tu tonaratfonlorie.cad ule moquidero deat, Nor (hall this ever chance (ſaidhe,) and therefore be of cheare-

in feare. The arrow fellinnoſi |

; | My goes curets here, andmy moſtrruſted plate,

all wixt meanddeathzthe ſhaft ſcarce piercing one. CNY 0555 nam+—n Forthen our beſt in child; (hallopeand ſearch the wounds balmes tocaſethy paines, and ſoone reſtore thee ſound. ud, diuine T a/tbybixe,he cald, and bad him haſte * | Macharw

—_——

g—_—

OF HOMERS ILIADS. _

Machaon ( Eſculapine ſonne, who moſt of men was grac't

With Phyſicks ſovcraigne remedies) to come nd lend bi hand

To NCI i

Of bowand arrowes, oneot Troy, or Lycianzidy -

Wt en en gy He

Theol ah ch ard —_—

He men

With whom he quickly 10ynd, and ſaid; Manof 4pedes racer |

Haſte, for the king of men toſcea woundimpreſt,

In Afenclaw (greatin ares) by oneinſtructed beſt

In thart ofarcherie, of Troy, or ofthe Lycian bands,

Thatthem with much renowne vs with diſhonor brands. Machaon much was mou'd with this, who with the herald fiew

From troope to troope ſoone camein view

Ofhurt recruit lhe Gre Grecuntings

Whoall gaue wayzand he fort be beings

Without the forkes, the gj rar on , of he

And viewes the wound; when firſt from ir, hecbingd

Then medicines wondrouſly chekifull Leech py,

Which CE taught his Sircg he from his Sire employd tocaſe, Potre

The Trolnsarm'd, and hung doe the Geeekes arme amd reſiſt,

Then not aſleepe, normaz'd with feare, nor offtheblowes,

You could behold of men; burinfull goes

Toſera :andhe ms

With toyling Nikethewort)on ſoor, horror: dil ©. marhob be

His brafſe-arm'd chariot, and his ſiceds, annie, * *

(Sonne of Pyraider) their guide, the

Yet (laid (ra be gate ep ry

My lims, furcharg'd with ordering ſo thicke and vaſt as theſe, Eurymiden then rein'd his hotle, ————

The kin a foot-man, and (o ſcowres, the hes Thoſe of his in their mes were fi, IL. t

Thoſe he put on, with chearfull words, and bad themnorremir þ mr

The leaſt ſparke of their forward ſpirits, becauſe the Troiansdurſt I vY

La war bat let cher do their worſt: in

For be aſſur'd that ove, would patroniſe'no lies;

Andthar, ei thebrench ofa wood thn,

With vultures ſhould be tone themſelues 3 har _

Ne Crnchwing none.

paar ym no > , from that

Such would he bitterly with di HRT Baſe Argiues, bluſh ye not to ſtand, as made for Bars to nl Why are ye thus di lice Hinds chr haveno hams? |

Who wearied with a long-run field,

Sandi, and in chk tne breais wal teirevorage eagerly "

Ando fiznd you fogchotitagmynteSnegER WG Ms 4

11 '// Pudphines - | Machorn,

THE FOVRTH 'BOOKE

Would ethe fo ſhouldneweryer, yourdaſtard (plenes promoter Euen where on Neprunes fomic ſhore, our nauies lic in tight? | To ſecif love will hold your hands, andtcach ye how to fight: Thus he ( | = 17 ar. we OS He cametothe Crertenſian troopes, where all did About the martiall /domex; who brauely ſtood before, In vantguard of his troopes, and match, tor ſtrength a ſanage Bore. Meriones (his chariotere) the Rereguard on: Which ſeene to Atrews ſonne, to him, it was a {ightalone; And Idemens confirmed mind, with theſe kind words he ſeckes; O domes! I cuer loud, thy ſelfe paſt all the Greckesz In warre, orany worke of peace; at table, euery where; For when the beſt of Greece beſides, mixe cuer, at ourcheere, My good old ardent wine, with ſmall; and our inferiour mates Drinke cuen that mixt wine meaſur'd too; thou drinkſt without thoſe rates Our old wine, neate; and euermore, thy boll ſtands full like mine, *- Todrinke, ſtillwhen, and what thou wilt. Then rowſe thatheart ofthine; And whatſocuer heretofore, thou haſt aſſum'd robe, This day begreater, Totheking, in this fort, anſwerd hey toments 426 © <Atrides, what | euer ſeem'd, the fame, at cuerie part, nene-n. © This day ſhall ſhew meatthefull, and Iwillfirthy hare. But thou ſhouldſtrather chearethereſt, and tell them they inrighe Ofallgood warre, muſt offer blowes, 2nd ſhould begin the fight, (Since Troy firſt brake the holy truce) andnot endure theſe braucs, To rake wrong firſt, and then be dard, tothe reuenge ir craues. Aſturing them that Troy, in fate, muſt haue theworſeat laſt, Since firſt, andgainſt a truce, they hurt, where they ſhould haue embrac't. This comfort, and aduice did fit, Atridesheart indeed, Who (till through new raiſd ſwarmes of men, held his laborious ſpeed And came where both th'AHiaces ſtood; whom like the laſt he found, Arm, caskt, and readie for the fight. Behindthem, hid the A cloud of foot, that ſcem'd to ſmoke. And as a Gotcheard ſpies, On ſome hils top, outof the Sea, a rainie vapourriſe Driven by the breath of Zephyrus, which {though farre of hereſt) Comes onasblacke as pitch, and brings, arempeſtin his breaſt Whereat, he frighted, driues his heards, apace, intoa den: So (darkningearth, with darts and ſhiclds) ſhew'dtheſe with all their men. Toog, wikBeloyiidche ling whodhas lecfonhehe flame, ens te Incrying out toboth the : Oyou of equallname, ', «Acct, I muſtnorcheare, nay, I diſclaime, all my command of 1 Yourſelues command with ſuch free minds, and make your ſouldiers ſhew, As you, nor I led, but themſelues. O would our father love, cAfinerss, and the God of light, would all our bodies mone With ſuch braue ſpirits as breathe in you: then Priemslofticrowne | Should ſoone be taken by our hands, foreuer ouerthrowne. 4 Then held heon to other troopes, and Ne#er, next beheld, Nero, * (TheſubtlePylian Orator) range vp anddowne the field, ſeaibers, Embatcelling his men atarmes, and ſtirring alltoblowes,

OF HOMERS ILIADS, _ Points eucric legion out his Chief, and Chicfe he howes: :- | The formes, and diſcipline of warre: yet his Com mort AY All expert, and renowmed men: Great Pelagom was therez -* // hy Alaſtor: manly Chromiae; and Hemon, wortha Throne, i | And By«s, that could armies leade: with theſe be firſt pur on, * His horſe , with their chariots: his foote (ot which he chuſde Many, the beſt andableſt men, and which he cuer vide, is Mont As rampire to his i poune he in the Rere diſpold. Thelouthfull, and thelealt of ſpirit, he in the midſtincloſd, That ſuch as wanted noble wils, baſe need might force to ſtand, His horſe troopes (that the Vantgard had) be ſtriftly did command Toride their horſes remperatly; to keepe their rankes, and ſhun Confuſion, leſt rheir horſemanſhip, and courage made them run (Too much preſum'd on) much too farre: and (charging ſoalone) Engage themſelues, in th'cnemies ſtrength; where many fight with ove. Who his owne chariot leaues to range; let him not freely go, But ſtraight vahorſe him with a lance: for tis much bener ſo. And with this diſcipline (faid he) this forme, theſeminds, this truſt, Our Anceſtors haue, walles, and townes, laid leuell with the duſt. Thus prompt, and long inur'd toarmes, this old man did exhorr; And this Atrides likewiſe tooke, in wondrous chearefull fort: | And ſaid, O Father! would to heauen, thatas thy mind remaines - - —— In wonted vigor; ſo thy knees, could vndergo our paines, + ; But age, that all men ouercomes, hath made his pniſe on thee; La apltowes Wang Ae Ang Nana 00 Put in proportion with thy yeares; and thy mind (young in age) Be fitly anſwerd with his youth, that ſtill where cooflidts rage, And young men vid tothruſt for fame, thy brave exampling hand, Might double our young Grecian ſpirits, and grace our whole Command, Theold knight anſwer'd: I my felfe, could wiſh (O Awe ſonne) I wereas young, as when I flue, brauc Ereathalion, But Gods, at all times, giue notall, their gifts to mortall men. If then I had the ſtrengrh of youth, I miſt the Counſels then, That yeares now giue me;and now yeares, want that maine h of youth, Yet ſtill my mind retaines her ſtrengrh, (as you now ſaid the ſooth) And would be, where that ſtrength is vid, affoording counſel ſage, Toſtirre youths minds vpz tisthe grace, and office of ourage; Let yonger finewes, Men ſprong vp, wholeages after me, And ſuch as haue ſtrengeh, vicit; and, as ſtrongin honour be, Theking (all this while comforted) arriu'd next, where he found, Welk-rode Meneſthews ( Petews ſonne) ſand ſtill, invirond round, Wirh his well-rrain'd Athenian troopes: and nextto him he ſpide The wiſe /yſſes, deedlefſe too, and all his bands beſide, Of ſtrong Cephalians, for as yer, th'alarme had not bene heard Inalltherr uarters, Greece, and Troy, werethen ſonewly ſtird, | | And then firſt mou'd (as they conceiu'd) and they fo lookrabour *7-*-” Toſee both hoaſts giue proofe of that, they yethad cauſe to doubt. + Atrides (ſeeing them ſtand ſo ſtill) and ſpend their cycs at gazez

— ———